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
Neatly store all your toiletries in the $5 Eddie Bauer Toiletry Bag or use the hanging $20 Traveler's Choice Hanging Shelves to neatly unpack your belongings without crowding the hotel drawers or floors.
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Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2026
When the beetle takes flight, the woman, who is busy unpacking, doesn’t realize for a moment that there’s something out of place about that rasping ruckus, that foreign hum.
—María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
There’s just a lot more to unpack about whether that’s the reality of all of that.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026
There’s a lot to unpack in that.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2026
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Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2026
When the beetle takes flight, the woman, who is busy unpacking, doesn’t realize for a moment that there’s something out of place about that rasping ruckus, that foreign hum.
—María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
There’s just a lot more to unpack about whether that’s the reality of all of that.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026
There’s a lot to unpack in that.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpack
unload
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Someone invents the shipping container to make loading and unloading cargo at ports faster and easier.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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Organizers said all weapons at the gun show were required to be checked, unloaded, and zip-tied to prevent loading.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Unpack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpack. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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