as in to unload
to empty or rid of cargo
unpacked the car the minute they got back from vacation
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Lira unpacks the boxes filled with cheese, chicken breasts and corn tortillas, storing it all in a walk-in refrigerator.
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Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
That makes packing and unpacking so much less stressful.
—Robin Raven, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
Editor’s Note: 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.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
After the bonfire, the couples overanalyze their clips with the singles, who seem to only exist to help these people unpack their relationships.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
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Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
That makes packing and unpacking so much less stressful.
—Robin Raven, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
Editor’s Note: 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.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
After the bonfire, the couples overanalyze their clips with the singles, who seem to only exist to help these people unpack their relationships.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unpack
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“Unpack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpack. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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