UNROLL Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

unroll

verb

Definition of unroll

as in to uncoil

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Recent Examples of unroll 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 Over the years, scholars have tried to unroll them using a range of methods, including weights, chemicals, gases and pulverization, though this often led to the scrolls being damaged or destroyed. — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 26 June 2026 Researchers have turned to technology to unroll the scrolls virtually since physically unfurling these fragile documents risks destroying them. — Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 In the 18th century, an Italian monk, Father Antonio Piaggio, invented a device to gently unroll the carbonized papyrus. — Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unroll

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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?

— Max Saltman, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
Young helped uncoil her and stretch her out.

— Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026

Definition of uncoil

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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.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026
Choose the Auto option to let the program decide how to crop and straighten your image.

— Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026

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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.

— Christine Peterson, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024
Exhale, lower the bridge down, then uncurl the trunk to bring the right hip and shoulder back to the ground.

— Jen Murphy, WSJ, 16 June 2022

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