verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a tragedy unfolds
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When you visit the country, you begin to appreciate the size of the tragedy that is unfolding.
events unfold (= happen, usually in an exciting or unexpected way )
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I watched the dramatic events unfold from my window.
spread out/unfold a map
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We spread out our maps on the floor.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
drama
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He had watched the drama unfold from a support vessel.
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Whether such efforts will succeed constitutes the worldwide drama that is unfolding largely outside the spotlight but will shape the next century.
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Stuck in this predicament the four travellers become embroiled in a drama unfolding in the house nearby.
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Bruno, somewhat impervious to the drama unfolding in front of him, was still huffing and puffing in his monster role.
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All of which meant that Sanchez watched the subsequent drama unfold from a television monitor.
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Awareness becomes heightened, and everyday domestic dramas unfold into staggering universal truths.
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It dramatically dwindled so that fewer than 500 were on hand to see the final drama unfold on the fifth morning.
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By ten the next morning, some twenty thousand people were on hand to watch the drama unfold .
event
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She gazed at the pages as Carolyn read, as if she could see the events unfolding there.
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It was news because it was an unpredictable event unfolding in real time.
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Much though we might sometimes like it to be otherwise, events unfold as they happen.
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After all, when events unfold in the real world, they do so without musical accompaniment.
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As these events were unfolding we were finding that our Partnership's lifestyle magazines were going from strength to strength.
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Dave Garrod recalls that the men of his track were unprepared for the events that unfolded .
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No-one can predict how events will unfold .
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At first the momentous events unfolding in Rome seemed barely relevant.
history
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They make a delightful, spontaneously spellbound audience, to whom one could show history unfolding as if with a magic lantern.
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That afternoon, another bit of history was unfolding .
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Indeed, if the stroke were a vigorous one, all kinds of subsequent histories might potentially unfold upon the table.
life
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Perception is the way a person actually sees life unfolding around him or herself.
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That kind of story only sells in real life , when it unfolds so unexpectedly before your eyes.
plot
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The two plots unfold in quite similar ways.
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No central person or religious organization planned or coordinated it; no single plot unfolded .
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It is time for the plot to unfold .
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The plot unfolds engagingly, with some very entertaining video segments.
story
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There is space for a story to unfold .
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As the story unfolds , first Axel and then Alec come to wield extraordinary power in Washington without running for elective office.
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I saw the story unfolding minute by minute at work.
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She felt she could influence the outcome of the screenplay by her concentrated thoughts as the story unfolded .
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But within the ranks at the local club, an even more remarkable story is unfolding .
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A complicated story unfolds , with Mitchum desperately trying to extricate himself from the trap.
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These are but few of the dramatic effects produced with directional sound and subtle lighting as the story of Rye unfolds .
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As the story unfolded , many of the details of the August 22 meeting surfaced.
tragedy
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What the hon. Member for Staffordshire, South said about the tragedy unfolding before us is right.
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Across the continent in New York City a similar tragedy was unfolding .
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On the way out, a policeman told him about the tragedy that was unfolding at the far end of the ground.
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Price data can not capture the scale of the human tragedy unfolding across the developing world.
■ VERB
begin
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Here, it seemed, twenty years ago, the mystery of what had befallen Heather Mallender had begun to unfold .
see
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She gazed at the pages as Carolyn read, as if she could see the events unfolding there.
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Genetically predetermined stages are seen as unfolding naturally.
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As London's largest independent provider of community care we have seen these changes unfold at first hand.
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The quarterback sees all this unfold , and throws to one of them.
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I saw the story unfolding minute by minute at work.
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Perception is the way a person actually sees life unfolding around him or herself.
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That is my forecast, although I will not be here to see it unfold .
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It dramatically dwindled so that fewer than 500 were on hand to see the final drama unfold on the fifth morning.
watch
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He had watched the drama unfold from a support vessel.
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The simple joy of watching a game slowly unfold was replaced by the chrome brutality of the box score.
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It has been disturbing to watch this argument unfold without much awareness that a huge crisis may be just around the corner.
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It was not reasonable to expect a man like that to sit and watch the event unfold .
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All of which meant that Sanchez watched the subsequent drama unfold from a television monitor.
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So I watched the tragicomedy unfold before me and believed it.
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We now watch these matters unfold , from a new seat at the ringside.
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By ten the next morning, some twenty thousand people were on hand to watch the drama unfold .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"I must lay the table,'' she said, unfolding a clean white linen tablecloth.
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As the story unfolds, our image of Claudia changes.
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Eileen struggled to unfold a large map.
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He took out his handkerchief, unfolded it, and blew his nose.
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Miss Male nervously folded and unfolded her napkin as she spoke.
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The receipt had been folded and unfolded so many times that it was almost in pieces.
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They unfolded the tablecloth and set out the picnic.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As the case against Wooten unfolds, Mustaf is expected to continue playing a leading role.
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Because as the days and weeks unfold so will the true identity of her baby.
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Even those remaining were listening to the drama unfolding outside the hostelry.
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Reno unfolded herself, pushed her bulk out of the car, and peeled her dresses off the back seat.
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Roy Anderson took great pains to ensure there were no more surprises for any of the players in the unfolding drama.
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The woman turned and looked frankly puzzled, unfolding the note.