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
With these two teams having faced off in Super Bowl 49, there’s quite a bit of history to unpack.
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Steve Bradshaw, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The 31-year-old singer, along with director Costantini, sat down with The Times to unpack the ripple effects from that tumultuous summer of 2025 — as well as future plans for the burgeoning Latina pop star.
—Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Written, performed, and produced by Franklin, Be True uses emotional transparency and humor to narrate the process of unpacking grief, faith, self-reckoning, and renewal.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 29 Jan. 2026
Let’s go back to that opening section of the Enchiridion and unpack it a bit to truly grasp Epictetus’s meaning.
—Massimo Pigliucci, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
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Steve Bradshaw, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The 31-year-old singer, along with director Costantini, sat down with The Times to unpack the ripple effects from that tumultuous summer of 2025 — as well as future plans for the burgeoning Latina pop star.
—Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Written, performed, and produced by Franklin, Be True uses emotional transparency and humor to narrate the process of unpacking grief, faith, self-reckoning, and renewal.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 29 Jan. 2026
Let’s go back to that opening section of the Enchiridion and unpack it a bit to truly grasp Epictetus’s meaning.
—Massimo Pigliucci, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpack
unload
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Vance said that for too long, China has used the tactic of unloading materials at cheap prices to undermine potential competitors, then ratcheting up prices later after keeping new mines from being built in other countries.—
DIDI TANG,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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The vehicle can load and unload cargo from its front and drop it from its underside, allowing for flexible logistics maneuvers and operations.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Unpack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpack. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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