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
So I set my duffel bag on the floor, squatted down to unzip it, the bag of chips tucked under my arm.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
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
Hannah unzips it and hands it to me through the van window.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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
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
Mrs Fenton, 55, told the JVS show on BBC Three Counties Radio that, after a six-hour drive, her husband had unzipped the cover of the bicycle rack and found the migrant inside.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2025
Emily set her backpack on his desk and unzipped it to pull out her notebook.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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
Huntington Beach junior lifeguards volunteered at the event, according to a news release from the center, unzipping the cages on the beach to allow the birds to waddle out to shore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2025
"It would have been this slow, ongoing tear, almost like the crust unzipping itself," Anderson said.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 6, 2024
One of them, Macon Ponder, testified Wednesday that, after unzipping it, he found a body in a fetal position, partially wrapped in blankets.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
Boo looks up from where she’s buttoning and unbuttoning, zipping and unzipping an activity box.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
