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
Let’s unpack a few, starting with the new QB.
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Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The scientists found that even though the young ant was perfectly healthy, the worker ant started unpacking the pupa's cocoon, proving the smell was the active call to action.
—Arundathi Nair, NPR, 7 Jan. 2026
Adusei said her brother barely had time to unwind and unpack from his overseas trip before he was viciously attacked.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
But this collection unpacks ambition on a personal level.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
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Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The scientists found that even though the young ant was perfectly healthy, the worker ant started unpacking the pupa's cocoon, proving the smell was the active call to action.
—Arundathi Nair, NPR, 7 Jan. 2026
Adusei said her brother barely had time to unwind and unpack from his overseas trip before he was viciously attacked.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
But this collection unpacks ambition on a personal level.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpack
unload
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In middle age, though, the only seaway Melville encountered was the brackish Hudson and his journeys consisted of tabulating the wool unloaded from Manchester, rum from Havana, and tea from Calcutta.—
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14 Jan. 2026
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Klopp, now fully aware of the sensitivities, allowed Mane to unload before calming the situation.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Unpack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpack. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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