unfold
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expand, extend, fan (out), flare (out), open, outspread, outstretch, spread (out), stretch (out), unfurl
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The political middle needs to find a way to persuade Beijing to revive the 2014 proposal, which will not be easy in light of unfolding geopolitics. — Christine Loh, Time, "Hong Kong People Know That They Are Better Than Their Current Politics," 7 Sep. 2019 Countless articles have been written about the incident, coupled with photographs documenting what unfolded 50 years ago this month. — Paul Lukas, SI.com, "'It's My One Claim to Fame': The Untold Story of the Cubs’ Black Cat Jinx," 6 Sep. 2019 One person is dead and another person is being rushed to the hospital after a bizarre scene unfolding at the site of a house fire Thursday in north Houston. — Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, "Person killed by gunfire at scene of house fire in north Houston, HFD says," 5 Sep. 2019 What is unfolding is a contemporary rethinking of the possibilities of black representation by artists who illustrate their own desires and control their own images. — Antwaun Sargent, New York Times, "Black Beauty: Photography Between Art and Fashion," 5 Sep. 2019 Staying on top of whatever situation unfolds will lead to personal gains. — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, "Horoscopes: Sept. 5, 2019," 5 Sep. 2019 According to a probable cause affidavit filed by the prosecution, the encounter unfolded Dec. 18 as the younger brother was taking out the trash and Amatullo began screaming that the youngster was staring at him. — oregonlive, "Knife-wielding white man who yelled racist slurs at black kids gets 3 years in prison," 5 Sep. 2019 Their games have been played behind Harvey Austin School in Buffalo where the shooting unfolded Saturday evening, the News reported. — Robert Gearty, Fox News, "New York youth football coach shot and killed breaking up fight after game," 3 Sep. 2019 Within 12 days the Monarchs always emerge, wet and weak, unfolding their wings to sit on paper towels soaked in sugar water. — Lois Szymanski, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Szymanski: The miracle of metamorphosis another of Mother Nature’s lessons," 1 Sep. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unfold.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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