as in to uncoil
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Recent Examples of unspool
Critics, including the business community, argue the bill needlessly unspools a decades-old agreement between labor and business.
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Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2025
Set to unspool the week after Universal’s M3GAN spin-off Soulm8te, Mutiny‘s opening weekend is currently unoccupied by other titles.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
And an entirely different argument begins to unspool.
—Rebekah Taussig, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
The twists and turns of Prime Target defy explanation yet are delightful to unspool.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
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Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2025
Set to unspool the week after Universal’s M3GAN spin-off Soulm8te, Mutiny‘s opening weekend is currently unoccupied by other titles.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
And an entirely different argument begins to unspool.
—Rebekah Taussig, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
The twists and turns of Prime Target defy explanation yet are delightful to unspool.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unspool
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Over 100 snakes removed from homeowner’s garden in Sydney A sight like this would rattle the nerves of most homeowners … Read how a snake catcher uncoiled the mystery behind a backyard snake infestation.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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The snake uncoiled and hung down between the engine and the tire, looking at him with yellow beady eyes.—
Karen Bartunek,
The Arizona Republic,
13 Nov. 2024
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Cheng Xin | Getty Images While a deal may allow both sides to unwind some of the retaliatory measures, hopes for near-term talks between the two leaders are fading fast.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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Every space, from the rooms to the lobby, as well as the shopping and dining locations, will be reinvented as an ode to wildlife, offering the perfect environment to unwind and let one's mind wander.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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And there is no indication that said rights issues will ever be untangled.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
4 Apr. 2025
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Check out this six-pack of clear plastic storage bins to whip your refrigerator into shape, or this $5 jewelry organizer that will keep your necklaces untangled indefinitely.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Mar. 2025
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The celebrated photographer captures a world already unravelling.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Is there anything remotely luxurious about a $5,000+ bag whose stitching begins to unravel after only a handful of wears?—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
16 Apr. 2025
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That changed in 2021 under former Mayor Lori Lightfoot, as part of an effort to disentangle finances between the city and the district.—
Ikram Mohamed,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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This isn’t one of those Marvel movies that fans had begun to trash for getting swallowed up by CGI and strangled by too many multiverse tentacles to disentangle.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
12 Feb. 2025
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Twist hair onto the barrel, holding for a few seconds near the root, and then untwist.—
Claire Sullivan,
WWD,
3 Sep. 2019
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In rare cases, a volvulus can partially resolve on its own if the twist or obstruction is not severe and the intestine untwists spontaneously.—
Sarah Jividen,
Health,
22 Sep. 2024
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What’s more, giving yourself space to rest and introspect could help you unsnarl a problem that’s been weighing you down lately.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2022
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Supply chains have started to unsnarl, and commodity prices for oil and some grains have dipped after surging amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.—
Jeanna Smialek,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2022
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“Unspool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unspool. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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