unroll
verb (used with object)
to open or spread out (something rolled or coiled).
is unrolling
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present progressiveof unroll (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Truslow said the government agency her company works with is unrolling a new process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Well, as predicted, this is unrolling in a distinctly non-apocalyptic way as far as meaningful fallout goes.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 7, 2019
Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, is unrolling major reforms to support more women in the workforce.
From Time ● Jun. 18, 2015
Departing from its usual true-crime reality fare, the network is unrolling “Heartbreakers,” which brings back stars from the past in scripted melodramas that happen to be based on true life.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 9, 2014
"Should you?" he answers, turning away his face toward the garden-beds, where the blue forget-me-not is unrolling her sky-colored sheet, and the double daisies are stiffly parading their tight pink buttons.
From Nancy by Rhoda Broughton
