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
Mike Jones unpacks his takeaways after the first quarter of the season.
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Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Top carrying handles make packing and unpacking the set from your luggage hassle-free.
—Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2025
Through breathwork, sound healing, and guided self-discovery, clients unpack what their nervous system has stored, then learn to regulate and rewire.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Speaking to Variety ahead of the lineup presentation at a swank Paris event on Thursday, Thomas Dubois, the head of France and Japan at Amazon MGM Studios, unpacked the streamer’s plans to try new things, as well as balance out comedy, new romance and prestige drama.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
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Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Top carrying handles make packing and unpacking the set from your luggage hassle-free.
—Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2025
Through breathwork, sound healing, and guided self-discovery, clients unpack what their nervous system has stored, then learn to regulate and rewire.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Speaking to Variety ahead of the lineup presentation at a swank Paris event on Thursday, Thomas Dubois, the head of France and Japan at Amazon MGM Studios, unpacked the streamer’s plans to try new things, as well as balance out comedy, new romance and prestige drama.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpack
unload
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For indoor storage, guns should be kept unloaded and locked in appropriate safes or lockboxes for handguns, with ammunition in a separate safe, the AAP recommends.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Coast Guard members unloaded bales of cocaine from the cutter Midgett at the Marine Terminal in Barrio Logan on Thursday.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Unpack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpack. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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