UNPACKS Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

unpacks

verb

present tense third-person singular of unpack

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 Related Stories Betu Martínez Molero, Serielizados’ co-founder with Victor Sala, unpacks the festival’s DNA and program highlights. — Annika Pham, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 The series unpacks the subterfuge and secrecy required to record the interviews and how Diana and Colthurst were on high alert while making the recordings, Barefield explained. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 Below, ahead of its glitzy red carpet premiere on Friday as Spain’s most prestigious film festival officially gets underway, Akin unpacks the making of Ghost Song. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026 On Mule, Peck unpacks his addiction, the breakup and the identity crisis that nearly cost him his life. — Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026 Wider parts of the Green Lantern Corps lore are incorporated in the story too, as the series unpacks what the famous space cops are all about. — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 15 Aug. 2026 House of the Dragon director Nina Lopez-Corrado unpacks the big dragon revelations of season 3, episode 7. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026 After solving the hexagonal countertop conundrum, Barr unpacks new slab samples that are on display in the Helsingborg center, so sales specialists can touch the real thing. — Claire Zillman, Fortune, 30 July 2026 But there are important factors to consider before starting the medications, while taking them and when considering discontinuation, which Hilton Head Health unpacks in a special retreat USA TODAY learned about firsthand. — Eve Chen, USA Today, 20 July 2026

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Down the street, metal striking concrete rattles the air as a repairman unloads a ladder.

— Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2026
In the ad, Yang unloads on his therapist, played by comedienne Ana Gasteyer, about his guilt over gatekeeping a really fantastic beauty product from the group chat.

— Irene Richardson, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026

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