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unwrap

verb as in open

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A badly burnt scroll from the Roman town of Herculaneum has been digitally "unwrapped", providing the first look inside for 2,000 years.

From BBC

Draped in blue plastic until it's unveiling, the statue proved a little tricky to unwrap and the crowd cheered once it was finally revealed.

From BBC

He asks her to get on her knees before unwrapping a piece of hard candy and placing it into his hand.

From Salon

At a refrigerated warehouse at the Miami airport, Customs and Border Protection officials opened each box of Hearts, unwrapped the flowers and shook and banged them to see whether any unwanted insects fell out.

When we give gifts, what we tend to believe matters most is the moment of the gift exchange — the moment when a recipient unwraps their gift and sees it for the first time.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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