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noun

unfolding

noun
1
The gradual process of something becoming clear or happening.
"We watched the unfolding of events with growing alarm."

How to Use Unfolding

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In plain EnglishThe process of a situation developing or a story revealing itself bit by bit.

Common pairings
the unfolding drama unfolding crisis unfolding events

Word Forms

unfoldings plural

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