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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Researchers have for years been trying to unpack the apparent pattern.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 May 2024
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 May 2024
The feature will help unpack the problem and list what the student needs to do to get the correct answer.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 14 May 2024
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unpack
verb
un·pack
ˌən-ˈpak 
ˈən-
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: 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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