as in unloaded
to empty or rid of cargo
unpacked the car the minute they got back from vacation
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Recent Examples of unpacked
The State of Distribution will be unpacked by Mediapro Studios’ Javier Esteban, BBC Studios’ Rebecca Ransley, Beta Film’s Christian Jockel, while 3Cat’s Pío Vernis, Yle’s Jarmo Lampela and RTVE’s Alberto Fernández will speak on the panel Pubcasters Collaborating and Making Series.
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Annika Pham, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
The team behind Topicals, moderated by Kiana Murden alongside Roxana Ontiveros and Helena Youhana, unpacked how the brand continues to challenge industry norms by centering culture and authenticity in every campaign.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
The pair unpacked the increasingly complex realities of immigration policies and visa restrictions for international musicians, particularly the alarming trend of visa revocations among regional Mexican artists and beyond.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
On October 6, staff unpacked the works in preparation for the exhibition and set them out.
—News Desk, Artforum, 21 Oct. 2025
Earlier this week, BFI London Film Fest director Kristy Matheson unpacked her ambitious 2025 program with THR.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
At Sourcing Journal’s Fall Summit, executives from Flexport, OEC Group and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey unpacked what shifts in tariffs, consumption and carrier partnerships have meant for logistics this year.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Adama, Triple-A, and Ghost settled into their stations, plugged laptops into antennas, and unpacked the Mavics.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
The character — and those punchlines — carry a different meaning today, as unpacked by this documentary about nonconformity and being seen.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Annika Pham, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
The team behind Topicals, moderated by Kiana Murden alongside Roxana Ontiveros and Helena Youhana, unpacked how the brand continues to challenge industry norms by centering culture and authenticity in every campaign.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
The pair unpacked the increasingly complex realities of immigration policies and visa restrictions for international musicians, particularly the alarming trend of visa revocations among regional Mexican artists and beyond.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
On October 6, staff unpacked the works in preparation for the exhibition and set them out.
—News Desk, Artforum, 21 Oct. 2025
Earlier this week, BFI London Film Fest director Kristy Matheson unpacked her ambitious 2025 program with THR.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
At Sourcing Journal’s Fall Summit, executives from Flexport, OEC Group and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey unpacked what shifts in tariffs, consumption and carrier partnerships have meant for logistics this year.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Adama, Triple-A, and Ghost settled into their stations, plugged laptops into antennas, and unpacked the Mavics.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
The character — and those punchlines — carry a different meaning today, as unpacked by this documentary about nonconformity and being seen.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpacked
unloaded
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The mass of public officials and volunteers unloaded and passed about 1,200 turkeys into the food bank Thursday morning in a lively assembly line.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Carol Burnett has unloaded a massive haul of her most coveted awards, handing them off to her alma mater in conjunction with an endowment to support aspiring musical theater performers.—
Karu F Daniels,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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