as in to unload
to empty or rid of cargo
unpacked the car the minute they got back from vacation
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Recent Examples of unpack
If there’s divergence, unpack why before attempting to finalize a decision.
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Lindsay Phillips, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Two screenshots from the viral video showing the Albie unpacking his case.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
In one photo, the proud mom could be seen helping her daughter unpack her dorm room, surrounded by bags and boxes.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The character — and those punchlines — carry a different meaning today, as unpacked by this documentary about nonconformity and being seen.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Lindsay Phillips, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Two screenshots from the viral video showing the Albie unpacking his case.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
In one photo, the proud mom could be seen helping her daughter unpack her dorm room, surrounded by bags and boxes.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The character — and those punchlines — carry a different meaning today, as unpacked by this documentary about nonconformity and being seen.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpack
unload
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The pressure is always on the taker, the player standing, gulping, trying desperately not to unload their lunch onto the turf, preparing to do something theoretically simple — kick the ball into the net from 12 yards with only one opponent able to stop them.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Some overseas investors have also been unloading government bonds and rotating into Japanese equities , driving its stock markets to fresh highs, analysts who spoke to CNBC noted.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Unpack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpack. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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