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unwound

American  
[uhn-wound] / ʌnˈwaʊnd /

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of unwind.

unwound British  
/ ʌnˈwaʊnd /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of unwind

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Are we skeptical of all the young people sitting near us, still sore that we were too broke to catch Unwound that one time in 1999?

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2023

This revelatory final installment in Numero Group’s expertly imagined series of Unwound reissues focuses on the Olympia, Washington trio’s final years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2016

Strait's 1981 single "Unwound" propelled him to stardom.

From US News • Jun. 7, 2014

In the '90s, Sara Lund drummed for Olympia's brilliant, underrated Unwound.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2012

I live a thrall With all my outer life a clipped, square hole, Rectangular; a fraction of a scroll Unwound and winding like a worsted ball.

From A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass by Lowell, Amy

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