as in to unload
to empty or rid of cargo
unpacked the car the minute they got back from vacation
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Advertisement The Crash, a new documentary from Gareth Johnson, further unpacks the harrowing case, which garnered national attention and has remained a polarizing topic within the Strongsville community.
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Jake King-Schreifels, Time, 15 May 2026
Between cooking dinner, unpacking groceries, reaching for snacks, and grabbing ingredients, those handles collect a little bit of everything throughout the day.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
De Palma unpacks one in the accompanying film, going so far as to speak into a stiletto like a telephone.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Transforming the cabin from sitting to sleeping is a group effort that includes unpacking the ladder (usually stowed beneath the seats with the luggage), unfastening the upper bunks, and making the beds.
—Emily Manthei, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
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Jake King-Schreifels, Time, 15 May 2026
Between cooking dinner, unpacking groceries, reaching for snacks, and grabbing ingredients, those handles collect a little bit of everything throughout the day.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
De Palma unpacks one in the accompanying film, going so far as to speak into a stiletto like a telephone.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Transforming the cabin from sitting to sleeping is a group effort that includes unpacking the ladder (usually stowed beneath the seats with the luggage), unfastening the upper bunks, and making the beds.
—Emily Manthei, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpack
unload
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Perry dropped Diaz with a knee in the closing seconds, unloading uppercuts, elbows and hooks as Diaz tried to bounce away from the fence.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Dahlia, a disillusioned police aide, breaks into the mansion of the corrupt police chief Bernal and steals the money from his safe, unloading the funds to slum dwellers whose settlement Bernal razed down.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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“Unpack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpack. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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