Umbrellas open widely.

Meaning: This means that umbrellas are being opened to their full size to protect people from the rain.

Choice of Words: Umbrellas are devices that are used to protect people from rain or sun. Open means to make something no longer closed. Widely means in a way that is spread out or extended. So, 'Umbrellas open widely' is a way to describe umbrellas that are being opened to their full size to protect people from the rain.

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The umbrellas spread out.

Meaning: This means that the umbrellas are being opened up to their full size to protect people from the rain.

Choice of Words: Spread means to make something wider or larger. Out means to move something away from the center. So, when you put them together, "The umbrellas spread out" means that the umbrellas are being made wider and larger and are moving away from the center.

The umbrellas unfurl.

Meaning: This means that the umbrellas are being opened up to their full size to protect people from the rain.

Choice of Words: Unfurl means to open something up from a rolled-up or folded-up position. So, when you say "The umbrellas unfurl", you mean that the umbrellas are being opened up from a rolled-up or folded-up position.

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