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
There’s a lot to unpack in all of this.
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Bad Influence unpacks Rockelle's case to expose the dark underbelly of child influencers and the adults who profit from their fame.
—James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Keep in mind, there are also often guest service perks available; Ali shares that visitors appreciate Langham’s butler suite services, which include unpacking, ironing, and arranging wardrobes for guests.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Daniel Costa, director of immigration law and policy research at the Economic Policy Institute, joins The Excerpt to unpack the issues.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Bad Influence unpacks Rockelle's case to expose the dark underbelly of child influencers and the adults who profit from their fame.
—James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Keep in mind, there are also often guest service perks available; Ali shares that visitors appreciate Langham’s butler suite services, which include unpacking, ironing, and arranging wardrobes for guests.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Daniel Costa, director of immigration law and policy research at the Economic Policy Institute, joins The Excerpt to unpack the issues.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpack
unload
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Porter began to unload her water samples.—
Katie Thornton,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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The first workers focused on key tasks including unloading and storing merchandise, preparing orders for physical and online stores and managing both ground and air shipments.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Unpack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpack. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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