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v. open to the view; "A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings"

v. develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into maturity"

v. spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"

v. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"

display, exhibit, expose

v. to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship"

unfurl, unroll

v. unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state; "unfurl a banner"

grow, become bigger, become greater, become larger

v. become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"

result, ensue

v. issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; "result in tragedy"

expand, spread out

v. extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"

open, set in action

v. begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.; "He opened the meeting with a long speech"

open, open up, become open

v. become open; "The door opened"

unfurl, unroll

v. unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state; "unfurl a banner"

expand, blow up, inflate, amplify

v. exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"

reach, extend, reach out

v. move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people"

extend, widen, broaden

v. extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"

spread, extend, distribute, cause to spread

v. distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"

distend, dilate

v. become wider; "His pupils were dilated"

swell, distend, swell up

v. expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"

spread, broadcast, propagate, circulate, disperse, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, diffuse, pass around

v. cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

spread, circulate, go around

v. become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"

extend, widen

v. become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened"

extend, reach out, poke out, stick out

v. reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"

dawn, become light, grow light

v. become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"

appear, seem

v. come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"

rise, arise, get up, stand up, get to one's feet

v. rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"

start, begin, commence, set about, set out, start out

v. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"

start, begin, commence, cause to start, set in motion

v. set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"

emerge

v. become known or apparent; "Some nice results emerged from the study"

hit, strike

v. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

lie, lie down

v. assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better"

relax, loosen, become loose, become looser

v. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

sprawl

v. sit or lie with one's limbs spread out

pose, drape

v. place casually; "The cat draped herself on the sofa"

fold, turn up, fold up

v. bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"

fold up, fold down

v. bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"

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