unpacked

past tense of unpack

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Recent Examples of unpacked Joined by Kristen Bell, Josh Gad and Idina Menzel — who voice Anna, Olaf and Elsa in Frozen, respectively — Jonas unpacked what went wrong in his bid to join the movie. Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026 As the planet’s eyes settled on our Midwestern town, the weekly SportsBeat podcast unpacked all the prime issues. Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026 Guests can still have luggage unpacked or repacked, clothing pressed, or coffee and tea brought to the room—an old-school perk that has endured for more than a century. Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2026 In a lengthy feature published Sunday, the New York Times unpacked how Oracle executive chairman and CTO Larry Ellison’s aggressive spending on AI has left his company so heavily leveraged that its bonds are nearing junk ratings. Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026 That physical vulnerability was also matched emotionally, as the film unpacked her relationship with her American-esque family—Melina Vostokoff (Rachel Weisz), Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), and Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian (David Harbour). Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026 Moving in together won’t guarantee a perfect relationship, but honest conversations before and after the boxes are unpacked can make sharing a home feel more like a partnership than a guessing game. Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026 Designers who work on shared homes say the difference usually comes down to a handful of early decisions, most of them made before a single box is unpacked. Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026 The diplomats, stationed at embassies and consulates across seven countries — Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar and Oman — have packed and unpacked their bags with every ceasefire announcement. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpacked
unloaded
Verb
  • Two batters later, Seiya Suzuki unloaded a three-run home run to left field that was the difference.
    Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Once unloaded, that flour went on pallets and was stored in the warehouse and then loaded on ships to be sent overseas.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2026

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“Unpacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpacked. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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