as in to unload
to empty or rid of cargo
unpacked the car the minute they got back from vacation
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Recent Examples of unpack
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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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Much of this year’s event will be devoted to unpacking and performing works that have been central to the 2026 festival’s music director‘s artistic life.
—Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
There’s definitely a lot still left to unpack.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2026
Otterson unpacks what’s next for the beloved space opera in TV and film.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Much of this year’s event will be devoted to unpacking and performing works that have been central to the 2026 festival’s music director‘s artistic life.
—Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
There’s definitely a lot still left to unpack.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2026
Otterson unpacks what’s next for the beloved space opera in TV and film.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpack
unload
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His dread turned to panic when Hochheiser, 79, was unloaded at Villa Rosa III, a 48-bed assisted living home with peeling paint, burglar bars, barren planters and a history of poor care.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Satellite imagery showed cargo ships unloading vehicles directly onto a beach via ramps, with at least 330 vehicles visible on and near the shore.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Unpack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpack. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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