unpacked; unpacking; unpacks
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2
: to remove or undo from packing or a container
unpacked his gear
3
: to analyze the nature of by examining in detail : explicate
unpack a concept
4
: decompress sense 2
unpack a compressed file
: to engage in unpacking a container
unpacker
noun
Examples of unpack in a Sentence
It's been a year since I moved here and I still haven't unpacked all of my books.
I unpacked my suitcase as soon as I arrived home.
By the time we got to the hotel, I was too tired to unpack.
She's good at unpacking complex concepts.
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Harris debuted the series' first episode at the Annecy Animation Festival earlier this year, but opportunities to unpack his work have been few and far between.
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EW.com, 24 July 2025
Now, let's unpack WAR's role in Cy Young voting a bit further.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
In a video posted to her TikTok on July 14, Morgan unpacked her list of predictions for the new baby, using context from some of Paytas' previous posts and interviews.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 23 July 2025
And even just unpacking it from a heavily padded box, the Project One frameset finished in the modern Matisse motif—with perhaps a bit of a Mondrian color scheme thrown in for good measure—definitely didn’t disappoint.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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EW.com, 24 July 2025
Now, let's unpack WAR's role in Cy Young voting a bit further.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
In a video posted to her TikTok on July 14, Morgan unpacked her list of predictions for the new baby, using context from some of Paytas' previous posts and interviews.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 23 July 2025
And even just unpacking it from a heavily padded box, the Project One frameset finished in the modern Matisse motif—with perhaps a bit of a Mondrian color scheme thrown in for good measure—definitely didn’t disappoint.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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“Unpack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpack. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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unpack
verb
un·pack
ˌən-ˈpak 
ˈən-
1
: to separate and remove things packed
got home and unpacked
2
: to open and remove the contents of
unpack a trunk
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