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unbox

verb
un·​box | \ ˌən-ˈbäks How to pronounce unbox (audio) \
unboxed; unboxing; unboxes

Definition of unbox

transitive verb

: to remove from a box

Examples of unbox in a Sentence

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NBC News’ Dasha Burns unboxes the new riff on the old classic. Petra Cahill, NBC News, "Puerto Ricans brace for Dorian, a royal Brexit twist and SNL shakes up its cast: The Morning Rundown," 28 Aug. 2019 With a following of over 21 million subscribers, Ryan rakes in big money from videos showing him enthusiastically unboxing and reviewing toys. Taylor Mooney, CBS News, "Companies make millions off kid influencers, and the law hasn't kept up," 26 Aug. 2019 Watkins said in an unboxing video on his YouTube channel in late March, two weeks after a gunman massacred 51 people at a mosque in New Zealand and a 74-page missive on 8chan was linked to the suspect. Washington Post, "The fountain pen-obsessed entrepreneur behind 8chan, the Internet’s most notorious hate forum," 9 Aug. 2019 Savage sent the students some of the parts from the costume in his collection, and Defendini gifted the space suit to Savage who unboxed it and showed it off in a new video on his YouTube channel. Andrew Liptak, The Verge, "Watch Adam Savage nerd out over the costume from the high school Alien play," 2 Aug. 2019 The setup is so easy that my mom was able to unbox and set up her own Ring doorbell. Dallas News, "The Ring Stick Up Cam Battery works with no wires at all," 27 June 2019 And while there's nothing like the blissful ease of unboxing takeout, these days there are a plethora of cutting-edge appliances designed to make life easy when cooking your own meals. Lauren Valenti, Vogue, "A Beginner's Guide to Plant-Based Eating With Deliciously Ella," 15 Sep. 2018 Excitement around the 3 XL device is muted because images and video footage of the phone’s design and hardware — even an unboxing video — have been extensively leaked. Recode Staff, Recode, "Recode Daily: Uber’s new Toyota deal gives its self-driving car project some gas," 28 Aug. 2018 There's even a flurry of YouTube unboxing videos uploaded by new card recipients. Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, "The Chase Sapphire Reserve May Just Be the Best Credit Card for Travelers," 16 Sep. 2016

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First Known Use of unbox

circa 1611, in the meaning defined above

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