as in unloaded
to empty or rid of cargo
unpacked the car the minute they got back from vacation
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Recent Examples of unpacked
When trips are constant and suitcases are unpacked and repacked on repeat, having a reliable system matters—something that Kathryn doesn’t take for granted.
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Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
Temperatures are going down, warm coats are unpacked and the nights are long and dark.
—Sara Schilling, Idaho Statesman, 17 Dec. 2025
There’s a lot still to be unpacked on this one.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 8 Dec. 2025
Bang unpacked the Pokeepsie story in a sit-down with Deadline.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, panels unpacked the themes key to both our reporting and the region, from Eastern brands Rahul Mishra and Dima Ayad using Dubai as a vehicle for scale, to the Future of Appearance, with leading doctors and dentists, and digital strategies with Meta, Bureau Beatrice and The Luxury Closet.
—Hyku Desesto, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
This isn't the first time Nyong'o has unpacked the struggles that followed her Academy Award win.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Nov. 2025
Medora Lee unpacked how Americans are rebuilding in the holiday season after a government shutdown wrecked their finances.
—Caren Bohan, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Dorit Kemsley also unpacked about her decision to file for divorce from PK.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 15 Nov. 2025
Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
Temperatures are going down, warm coats are unpacked and the nights are long and dark.
—Sara Schilling, Idaho Statesman, 17 Dec. 2025
There’s a lot still to be unpacked on this one.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 8 Dec. 2025
Bang unpacked the Pokeepsie story in a sit-down with Deadline.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, panels unpacked the themes key to both our reporting and the region, from Eastern brands Rahul Mishra and Dima Ayad using Dubai as a vehicle for scale, to the Future of Appearance, with leading doctors and dentists, and digital strategies with Meta, Bureau Beatrice and The Luxury Closet.
—Hyku Desesto, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
This isn't the first time Nyong'o has unpacked the struggles that followed her Academy Award win.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Nov. 2025
Medora Lee unpacked how Americans are rebuilding in the holiday season after a government shutdown wrecked their finances.
—Caren Bohan, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Dorit Kemsley also unpacked about her decision to file for divorce from PK.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 15 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpacked
unloaded
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Walz still doesn’t know the names of the agents who unloaded their firearms into Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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As dozens of people lined the docks to watch, volunteers and biologists carefully unloaded the large mammals from the back of a SeaWorld box truck onto the boat ramp.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Unpacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpacked. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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