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Recent Examples of uncoil
Stewart conveys this repression physically, through a defensive crouch that uncoils when under attack.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
Looking over a wobbly guardrail, Dale Landmann uncoiled a few feet of rope, cautiously lowering a white plastic pipe into the opaque waters of the Calumet River on a recent hot weekday morning.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023
This made coiling and uncoiling the hose go a lot smoother.
—Kate Morgan, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023
Italian start-up Kite gen employs the same concept but uses a giant kite rather than a glider to uncoil the tether.
—Erik Vance, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2011
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncoil
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So, firefighters unrolled hoses and hooked up to a nearby fire hydrant.—
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Later that day, one of my friends carried it upstairs, opened the box, unrolled the mattress, and placed it on my bed.—
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Saunas along the Neris River are the way for locals and tourists to unwind at the end of the day.—
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However, a rescission agreement was entered in March 2025, intending to unwind this merger, subject to shareholder approval.—
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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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So as the Bruins stagger toward the end, one of their priorities is to straighten Swayman out for years to come.—
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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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“Uncoil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncoil. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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