unzip
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Scientists have long suggested tectonic plates could unzip like this.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 9, 2024
But when Arabidopsis seedlings sense they're under attack, special enzymes called RNA helicases are produced that unzip the hairpins so the ribosomes can pass through and continue scanning along the mRNA molecule.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2023
Truly, it was criminal how my mother’s purse strings would not unzip.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
When I finally get home and unzip my suitcase, I inhale a cloud of cardamom.
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2022
I reach around, unzip my backpack, and pull out a thick wad of Notes.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
She unzips a cloth pouch of ground tobacco leaf mixed with sage and cedar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2023
Replication in prokaryotes starts from a sequence of nucleotides on the chromosome called the origin of replication—the point at which the DNA opens up or unzips.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
"It is like he just unzips his head and let's everything fall on the table. That is no way to run an economy," thundered Mr Morrison.
From BBC ● May 19, 2022
“Some people hate what I wear, some people praise it,” she continued as she unzips an oversized black hoodie.
From Fox News ● May 27, 2020
He unzips his hoodie and places it around me before he slides in next to me, his thigh warm against mine.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Hailey Bieber modeled it with an unzipped jacket.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Stone wore a sequined gold jumpsuit, unzipped to the bottom of his chest, with a matching shiny cape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
In a cramped apartment in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Pavlo, a 30-year-old drone operator who had recently returned from the front, unzipped a black case about the size of a pizza box.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2025
That was the case Thursday for Jose Luis Ballester, who couldn’t find a bathroom near the 13th tee at the Masters so he unzipped his fly and urinated in Rae’s Creek.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2025
Once in the house, I sat at the foot of the stairs and unzipped Fred’s backpack, the smell of cinnamon gum leaking into the air.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
The actress and crew are seen unzipping the black bags and pulling out dozens of bras, which are then tied together and thrown over parts of the structure.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
When they finished, it was immediately apparent how DNA copies itself, by unzipping down the middle, allowing each chain to find a new partner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
"It would have been this slow, ongoing tear, almost like the crust unzipping itself," Anderson said.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 6, 2024
Coffey, the security expert, hides his tracker by unzipping the inner lining, and taping it under a flap of fabric.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
Before Cat could stop him, he was unzipping his bag and lugging out his shark encyclopedia.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
