unfold
verb (used with object)
to bring out of a folded state; spread or open out.
has been unfolding
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present perfect progressiveof unfold (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Their story is part of a wider crisis that has been unfolding in the Strait of Hormuz.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
But something more structural and long-term has been unfolding, something that looks far less like a one-off weapons sale and more like a long-term service contract.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 28, 2026
While this case has been unfolding, Khalil has had a separate legal challenge active in Louisiana’s immigration court.
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2026
A diplomatic track has been unfolding in parallel with the U.S. military pressure campaign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025
Such is the culminating question; Ulysses has been unfolding himself more and more throughout the present Book before the king and people.
From Homer's Odyssey A Commentary by Denton Jaques Snider
