as in to unload
to empty or rid of cargo
unpacked the car the minute they got back from vacation
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As well as unpacking women’s financial goals, the report also explored how their investment strategies differ from those of their male counterparts.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
At the crack of dawn in the stone hut, researchers [from left] Eric Toro Delgado, Laura Torrado-Blanco, Mónica Doblas-Bajo, and Gioele Moro (standing) unpack and examine the moths captured during the previous night.
—Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025
Thompson's memoir unpacks his experiences as a Black man and a parent, as well as body image.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Fresh or frozen, wild or farmed … there is a lot to unpack.
—Amanda Leland, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
At the crack of dawn in the stone hut, researchers [from left] Eric Toro Delgado, Laura Torrado-Blanco, Mónica Doblas-Bajo, and Gioele Moro (standing) unpack and examine the moths captured during the previous night.
—Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025
Thompson's memoir unpacks his experiences as a Black man and a parent, as well as body image.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Fresh or frozen, wild or farmed … there is a lot to unpack.
—Amanda Leland, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpack
unload
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The mass of public officials and volunteers unloaded and passed about 1,200 turkeys into the food bank Thursday morning in a lively assembly line.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Carol Burnett has unloaded a massive haul of her most coveted awards, handing them off to her alma mater in conjunction with an endowment to support aspiring musical theater performers.—
Karu F Daniels,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Unpack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpack. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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