1
a
: compressed
packed snow
b
: that is crowded or stuffed
—often used in combination
an action-packed story
2
: filled to capacity
played to a packed house
Examples of packed in a Sentence
Add one cup of firmly packed brown sugar.
One half cup loosely packed fresh parsley
Oranges are packed full of vitamin C.
The theater is always packed when he performs there.
bands playing to packed audiences
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Between the pending legislative votes, Powell speaking and the jobs data, there is quite a bit packed into just three-and-a-half days of trading (markets are only open for half a day on Thursday).
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Jj Kinahan, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The actual stove unit also collapses into smaller packed form.
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Only two of these new offerings come packed with 16GB of memory, though, and choosing between them can be a challenge.
—PC Magazine, 22 June 2025
Furthermore, the team found that the aggregation reaction begins at one of the tightly packed, water-repellent ends of the peptide, which is known as the C-terminal region.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
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Jj Kinahan, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The actual stove unit also collapses into smaller packed form.
—New Atlas, 24 June 2025
Only two of these new offerings come packed with 16GB of memory, though, and choosing between them can be a challenge.
—PC Magazine, 22 June 2025
Furthermore, the team found that the aggregation reaction begins at one of the tightly packed, water-repellent ends of the peptide, which is known as the C-terminal region.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for packed
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“Packed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/packed. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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packed
adjective1
: that is crowded or stuffed
—often used in combination
an action-packed story
2
: filled to capacity
performed before a packed stadium
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