as in to unload
to empty or rid of cargo
unpacked the car the minute they got back from vacation
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Featuring the good, the bad and the ugly, ‘Look of the Week’ is a regular series dedicated to unpacking the most talked about outfit of the last seven days.
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
The Passion of the Christ sequel will cover the resurrection of Jesus, but Gibson has said that there is so much more to unpack than just the Son of God rising from the dead.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
There’s a lot to unpack about the Iowa race, the standings, the controversies around the playoff format and more.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
To fully understand Singapore’s approach would require unpacking a dizzying array of programs, international partnerships, and regulatory structures.
—Justin Worland, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
The Passion of the Christ sequel will cover the resurrection of Jesus, but Gibson has said that there is so much more to unpack than just the Son of God rising from the dead.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
There’s a lot to unpack about the Iowa race, the standings, the controversies around the playoff format and more.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
To fully understand Singapore’s approach would require unpacking a dizzying array of programs, international partnerships, and regulatory structures.
—Justin Worland, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpack
unload
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Cars pull into the courtyard; someone unloads a television from the back of one of them.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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After his personnel staff unloaded 10 regulars in a series of trade deadline moves from July 28-31, Twins president Derek Falvey flew to Cleveland, where the remaining players — and a few new ones — were ready to start a three-game series against the Guardians on Aug. 1.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Unpack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpack. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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