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Recent Examples of unroll
Then unroll the towel and allow the suit to dry flat.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 June 2026
And then you're supposed to unroll this cake.
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Emily Elias,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 May 2026
Mira began absent-mindedly rolling and unrolling a fine-tooth comb through her curls.
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Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Two days after the hearing a class of junior high school students unrolled a fifty-foot-long petition down the middle aisle of the city council chamber in nearby Baytown.
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Scott W. Stern,
The New York Review of Books,
13 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unroll
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 June 2026
And then you're supposed to unroll this cake.
—
Emily Elias,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 May 2026
Mira began absent-mindedly rolling and unrolling a fine-tooth comb through her curls.
—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Two days after the hearing a class of junior high school students unrolled a fifty-foot-long petition down the middle aisle of the city council chamber in nearby Baytown.
—
Scott W. Stern,
The New York Review of Books,
13 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unroll
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unroll
Verb
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If one were to uncoil the long history of US engagement with Latin America, from the halls of Montezuma to the cells of CECOT, what was the most successful period?
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Young helped uncoil her and stretch her out.
Verb
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Congress should fully unwind the settlement as quickly as possible and then ensure that similar presidential self-dealing can't be attempted again.
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Emirates is giving you a new luxe space to unwind ahead of your time in the skies.
Verb
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Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.
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Choose the Auto option to let the program decide how to crop and straighten your image.
Verb
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One fall day in 1856, a family of Eastern gray squirrels in rural New York uncurled from a cozy nest in a chestnut tree, looked around, and joined half a billion other squirrels on a multi-state walkabout.
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Exhale, lower the bridge down, then uncurl the trunk to bring the right hip and shoulder back to the ground.
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“Unroll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unroll. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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