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
Plus, multiple pockets keep essentials accessible without unpacking the entire bag.
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Paris Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2026
Few destinations combine such dramatic scenery with the convenience of seeing multiple places while unpacking just once.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 29 May 2026
In a candid conversation with PEOPLE for the release of his sixth studio album, Ain't Dead Yet, Walker unpacks how the project, by happenstance, ended up charting a roadmap through his individual life struggles, stage 3B colon cancer diagnosis and eventual healing, inside and out.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Good Communication Exceptional CEOs are fantastic at unpacking complex strategies and turning them into digestible ideas and actionable steps.
—Nancy Padberg, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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Paris Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2026
Few destinations combine such dramatic scenery with the convenience of seeing multiple places while unpacking just once.
—Josh Rivera, USA Today, 29 May 2026
In a candid conversation with PEOPLE for the release of his sixth studio album, Ain't Dead Yet, Walker unpacks how the project, by happenstance, ended up charting a roadmap through his individual life struggles, stage 3B colon cancer diagnosis and eventual healing, inside and out.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Good Communication Exceptional CEOs are fantastic at unpacking complex strategies and turning them into digestible ideas and actionable steps.
—Nancy Padberg, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpack
unload
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Instead, when the lorries arrived with more beer, the Scots hopped aboard and helped unload the kegs themselves.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Down in the pit, on a raw October night in 1966, one of the giant haulers was unloading its tonnage when the pistons of its dump bed seized up.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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“Unpack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpack. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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