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When the material is pulled, hidden length inside the polymer uncoils, allowing it to elongate up to 40 times more than standard polymers without weakening.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024

But Mills can tell when Junie is over it herself: Her tongue uncoils further out the crook of her mouth, dashes turn into trots, trots turn into steps, steps turn to sit.

From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2022

A final curl of smoke uncoils in the wind.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2022

But the action is well mounted and the tension tightly wound; it uncoils, when it does, with a satisfying snap.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2018

He uncoils the grounding wires, raises the aerials, and switches them on.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr