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
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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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Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
Why did a California state agency host a motivational speaker playing Spider-Man?
June 18, 2024 6:57 AM
See all stories
916-321-1006
Joe Rubin, an Emmy award-winning investigative reporter for The Sacramento Bee, unpacks complex systems with an eye toward holding power to account.
—Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 23 June 2024
The series, inspired by his own life, stars Gadd as Donny Dunn, a struggling comedian working as a bartender who is forced to unpack his unsettling trauma while dealing with a female stalker, Martha (Jessica Gunning).
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 June 2024
Photographer Chris Parks asks viewers to think about what photography means to nature, noting photography is a way of unpacking the complexity and putting it in front of people how much nature’s receded from their lives.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 17 June 2024
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“Unpack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpack. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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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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