unpack
verb (used with object)
to undo or remove the contents from (a box, trunk, etc.).
unpacking
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present participleof unpack.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Chain-of-thought logs and reasoning-trace analyses were critical to unpacking how a swarm of OpenAI’s agents hacked Hugging Face.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Each week, Weber and Finger dedicate one episode to unpacking a prepared list of Who-y headlines, and a follow-up episode, titled “Who’s There?,” is dedicated to listener calls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
In unpacking the new single title, Harper’s Bazaar suggested that maybe modern-day fame is the disease, and Swift the “early guinea pig” who has fought against sexism and re-created her own masters.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
His feeds are full of upbeat "get ready with me" videos, posts unpacking shopping hauls, and clips in which he talks about his life as a gay teen.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
The Greek would be lazily unpacking a case of peaches or melons, or perhaps looking at the funny paper in the kitchen behind the store where he cooked.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
