as in unloads
to empty or rid of cargo
unpacked the car the minute they got back from vacation
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Recent Examples of unpacks
Introducing the Stylist Sessions, a series of conversations in which Vanity Fair’s style correspondent, José Criales-Unzueta, unpacks the details, strategies and Easter eggs on red carpets with the leading stylists.
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José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 27 Jan. 2026
In Chasing Summer, Iliza Shlesinger unpacks a heartfelt millennial love letter to Texas, growing up and the disasters of life.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
Each is, respectively, still the most successful play and film by a Latino play and film in the United States, and Alvarado unpacks each as a breakthrough for an underrepresented minority while also acknowledging the difficulties surrounding them.
—Jake Cole, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026
Chris Ramirez unpacks the report's findings.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Part memoir, part cultural criticism, The Good Mother Myth unpacks the questionable science, biased studies, and archaic social ideals that have shaped modern expectations of mothering, while simultaneously chronicling Reddy’s own journey through early motherhood.
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
Consisting of eight 30-minute episodes, this season unpacks the pursuit of the American Dream by way of an exclusive Southern California country club and two couples from different socioeconomic backgrounds.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
In a three-on-one interview with Tierney and EW, the trio unpacks some of the finest moments of the finale hour.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
Reporter Angela Yang unpacks the changing attitudes on and offline, and how internet culture is shifting ahead of the new year.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 26 Dec. 2025
José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 27 Jan. 2026
In Chasing Summer, Iliza Shlesinger unpacks a heartfelt millennial love letter to Texas, growing up and the disasters of life.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
Each is, respectively, still the most successful play and film by a Latino play and film in the United States, and Alvarado unpacks each as a breakthrough for an underrepresented minority while also acknowledging the difficulties surrounding them.
—Jake Cole, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026
Chris Ramirez unpacks the report's findings.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Part memoir, part cultural criticism, The Good Mother Myth unpacks the questionable science, biased studies, and archaic social ideals that have shaped modern expectations of mothering, while simultaneously chronicling Reddy’s own journey through early motherhood.
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
Consisting of eight 30-minute episodes, this season unpacks the pursuit of the American Dream by way of an exclusive Southern California country club and two couples from different socioeconomic backgrounds.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
In a three-on-one interview with Tierney and EW, the trio unpacks some of the finest moments of the finale hour.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
Reporter Angela Yang unpacks the changing attitudes on and offline, and how internet culture is shifting ahead of the new year.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 26 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpacks
unloads
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Continue reading … HEALTH HORROR – Medical watchdog unloads on VCU after nurse fired for viral anti-ICE TikTok video.—
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FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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And with that, Kyle kills him, then unloads three more bullets into the body.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Dec. 2025
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