unfolded; unfolding; unfolds
1
2
: to open to the view : reveal
especially
: to make clear by gradual disclosure and often by recital
3
: to open out gradually to the view or understanding : become known
a panorama unfolds before their eyes
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Examples of unfold in a Sentence
The couch unfolds to form a bed.
We'll have more news as events unfold.
We watched the drama unfold on live television.
As the story unfolds, we learn that the boy became an orphan when he was one year old.
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The proceedings are unfolding after the collapse of a plea deal that would have resolved the gun charge and a separate tax case, and spared the Biden family the spectacle of a trial so close to the 2024 election.
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Michael Kunzelman, Randall Chase, TIME, 6 June 2024
Put your energy into home, family and opportunities, and use common sense, precision and dedication to muster up what’s necessary to seize the moment, and something good will unfold.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
The allegations against the Arakan Army are unfolding against the backdrop of reports that Rohingya have been conscripted into Myanmar’s military and joined troops in raiding Rakhine villages.
—Verena Hölzl, New York Times, 3 June 2024
The shooting unfolded in the borough of Queens, where the injured officers were working early Monday to address recent robbery patterns in the area.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 3 June 2024
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Michael Kunzelman, Randall Chase, TIME, 6 June 2024
Put your energy into home, family and opportunities, and use common sense, precision and dedication to muster up what’s necessary to seize the moment, and something good will unfold.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
The allegations against the Arakan Army are unfolding against the backdrop of reports that Rohingya have been conscripted into Myanmar’s military and joined troops in raiding Rakhine villages.
—Verena Hölzl, New York Times, 3 June 2024
The shooting unfolded in the borough of Queens, where the injured officers were working early Monday to address recent robbery patterns in the area.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 3 June 2024
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“Unfold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfold. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.
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unfold
verb
un·fold
ˌən-ˈfōld 
1
a
: to spread or cause to spread or straighten out from a folded position or arrangement
unfolded the map
b
: unwrap
3
: develop sense 1a
as the story unfolds
4
: to open out or cause to open out gradually to the view or understanding
new technology unfolds before us
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