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
Puerto Rican journalist and guest contributor Tatiana Tenreyro unpacks the most Puerto Rican moments of Bad Bunny’s monumental Super Bowl halftime show.
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James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Medora Lee unpacks the concept.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
American On Purpose unpacks the country’s chaotic, triumphant, and controversial 250-year journey of independence.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
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.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 5 Feb. 2026
Below, Brownell unpacks Part 1, including elements of the classic Cinderella story, ongoing yearning between Benedict and Sophie, their time together in the countryside and that steamy scene at the end of episode four.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
Seller’s Attitude, the focus of Chapter 12, unpacks two forms of excitement that don’t work, as well as one that does.
—Larry D. Urish, Oc Register, 30 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
James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Medora Lee unpacks the concept.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
American On Purpose unpacks the country’s chaotic, triumphant, and controversial 250-year journey of independence.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
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.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 5 Feb. 2026
Below, Brownell unpacks Part 1, including elements of the classic Cinderella story, ongoing yearning between Benedict and Sophie, their time together in the countryside and that steamy scene at the end of episode four.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
Seller’s Attitude, the focus of Chapter 12, unpacks two forms of excitement that don’t work, as well as one that does.
—Larry D. Urish, Oc Register, 30 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
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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