unzip
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Typically, the export you get from a platform will be a giant bundle of files you can unzip and store on your drive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
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
“Even the basic mechanics of going to the bathroom and being able to unzip your pants instead of taking the entire onesie off and having your arms drag on the floor is meaningful.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
Then I unzip her jacket and pull it, first from her left arm, and then from her right arm, gritting my teeth as I slide it from beneath her heavy body.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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
“You’re right, but it sure is a nice preview,” Mom says as she unzips Penny’s jacket.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
“Uh-oh,” the adorable furry creature says while peering through the unzipped opening as the new release date appears.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 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
During the phone call, he asked Farooq if he had any other weapons and Farooq unzipped his jacket to produce the imitiation gun, which Newby asked him to put on a bench.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
He unzipped the bottom of his blue jeans to display the prosthetic limb on his leg.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2025
I unzipped my bag, pulled out my journal and started writing everything down.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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
"I keep it hidden back here," she says, unzipping a flap in the wallet, "because if I, like, die or something, I don't want the hospital trying to call Zora Thurston Moore's parents."
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
