unfurl
verb
un·furl
ˌən-ˈfər(-ə)l 
unfurled; unfurling; unfurls
: to release from a furled state
: to open out from or as if from a furled state : unfold
Examples of unfurl in a Sentence
after the protestors had unfurled their banner, it stretched from one side of the visitors' gallery to the other
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 June 2025
But all of that paled into insignificance when the PSG fans unfurled a banner behind the goal, as the players and staff celebrated with the trophy in front of them.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
Despite supposedly being apolitical, the group unfurled a huge tifo with the words ‘Free Palestine’ before a Champions League game against Atletico Madrid in November.
—Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Though overlong at times, the nine-episode series acts like a complex maze, unfurling the mystery behind the missing person, the web of lies surrounding the shooting that injured and emotionally scarred Carl and who is terrorizing Merritt.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for unfurl
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“Unfurl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfurl. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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unfurl
verb
un·furl
ˌən-ˈfər(-ə)l
: to loose from a furled state : open or spread : unfold
unfurl sails
unfurl a flag
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