unpacked; unpacking; unpacks
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2
: to remove or undo from packing or a container
unpacked his gear
3
: to analyze the nature of by examining in detail : explicate
unpack a concept
4
: decompress sense 2
unpack a compressed file
: to engage in unpacking a container
unpacker
noun
Examples of unpack in a Sentence
It's been a year since I moved here and I still haven't unpacked all of my books.
I unpacked my suitcase as soon as I arrived home.
By the time we got to the hotel, I was too tired to unpack.
She's good at unpacking complex concepts.
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Annika Pham, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Fresh or frozen, wild or farmed … there is a lot to unpack.
—Amanda Leland, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
After marking the movie’s 25th anniversary last month, Cameron Crowe is continuing to unpack the traumatic inspiration behind Almost Famous.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Because today’s world harbors high stakes for carrying on the tradition of beauty politics and its violence, Black women are beginning to unpack how our bodies and aesthetic tropes become battlegrounds in the American political sphere.
—Akilah Sailers, Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unpack
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“Unpack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpack. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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unpack
verb
un·pack
ˌən-ˈpak 
ˈən-
1
: to separate and remove things packed
got home and unpacked
2
: to open and remove the contents of
unpack a trunk
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