unfurls
Opens and extends
Unfurls is the third-person singular of unfurl, meaning to unroll or spread out something that was furled—wound or rolled up.
A flag unfurls in the wind, a sail unfurls when released.
The word extends to gradual revelation: The plot unfurls over three acts.
A smile unfurled across her face.
Flower or flourishing state
flourish · burgeon · develop · mature · come into being · awakening · emergence
Increase in size
develop · evolve · progress · advance · escalate · proliferate · branch out · reach out
unfold
Spread open from closed
stretch · deploy · display · release · flutter · wave · flap · drape · unwind · straighten
bloom
Flower or flourishing state
petal · flourish · burgeon · develop · mature · come into being · awakening · emergence
grow
Increase in size
broaden · develop · evolve · progress · advance · escalate · proliferate · branch out · reach out
unveil
Reveal something hidden
manifest · emerge · display · present · show · appear · materialize · surface · dawn · come to light