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
Surrounded by bright white walls plastered temporarily with schematics and text earlier this month, with valuable pieces of art being unpacked and set on the floor until they could be hung, the duo was witnessing the fruits of more than two years’ labor.
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Amy Paige Condon, AJC.com, 12 Mar. 2026
In an interview with Deadline, showrunner Sean Patrick Smith unpacked some of the biggest developments in Season 7.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
Following opening remarks from Nicole Phelps, global director of Vogue Business and Vogue Runway, deputy director Elektra Kotsoni was joined by Laurent Claquin, Kering’s chief brand officer, to unpack how luxury brands are reshaping the next era of cultural engagement.
—Vogue Business, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
The trailer for The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives season 4 is giving us plenty to unpack.
—Fleurine Tideman, Glamour, 11 Mar. 2026
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Amy Paige Condon, AJC.com, 12 Mar. 2026
In an interview with Deadline, showrunner Sean Patrick Smith unpacked some of the biggest developments in Season 7.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
Following opening remarks from Nicole Phelps, global director of Vogue Business and Vogue Runway, deputy director Elektra Kotsoni was joined by Laurent Claquin, Kering’s chief brand officer, to unpack how luxury brands are reshaping the next era of cultural engagement.
—Vogue Business, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
The trailer for The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives season 4 is giving us plenty to unpack.
—Fleurine Tideman, Glamour, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpack
unload
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Light rain fell as ambulances lined up outside the cemetery and began unloading dozens of plain wooden caskets.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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With the bases again loaded, Ole Miss cleanup hitter Tristan Bissetta unloaded on a Higgins pitch and gave Ole Miss the lead with a 464-foot blast to right field.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Unpack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpack. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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