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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Here, The Athletic’s writers unpack some key themes that helped Slot’s side clinch the title.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
What’s so fun about unpacking all of this [is] to actually know that, for example, the Greeks thought that women shouldn’t vote or be allowed to have political power because of their uteruses, which were thought to be a site of unruly power.
—Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 24 Apr. 2025
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Rosa Rahimi, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Amira Barger, Communications Expert, DEI Executive, and Author of The Price of Nice: Why Comfort Keeps Us Stuck—And 4 Actions for Real Change, unpacks the impact of niceness and provides solutions and frameworks anyone can benefit from.
—Simone E. Morris, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Here, The Athletic’s writers unpack some key themes that helped Slot’s side clinch the title.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
What’s so fun about unpacking all of this [is] to actually know that, for example, the Greeks thought that women shouldn’t vote or be allowed to have political power because of their uteruses, which were thought to be a site of unruly power.
—Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Unpack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpack. Accessed 6 May. 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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