as in to unload
to empty or rid of cargo
unpacked the car the minute they got back from vacation
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There’s a lot more to unpack with this character including possible mafia ties.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Frequent business traveler Chandler Russell says she’s basically lived out of her Tumi for the last five years and doesn’t bother unpacking even when home.
—Kayla Becker, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2024
Not only has Vu’s move back to Vietnam given her a sense of freedom to slow down, but it’s also given her the mental capacity and air space to unpack and make sense of her family’s history and her own heritage.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
Alex, the legendary rock band's drummer, unpacks his relationship with Stine in his new memoir Brothers (out now), written in honor of his late brother and bandmate Eddie Van Halen.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Frequent business traveler Chandler Russell says she’s basically lived out of her Tumi for the last five years and doesn’t bother unpacking even when home.
—Kayla Becker, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2024
Not only has Vu’s move back to Vietnam given her a sense of freedom to slow down, but it’s also given her the mental capacity and air space to unpack and make sense of her family’s history and her own heritage.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
Alex, the legendary rock band's drummer, unpacks his relationship with Stine in his new memoir Brothers (out now), written in honor of his late brother and bandmate Eddie Van Halen.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Unpack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpack. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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