packed out
idiom
British, informal
: filled with as many people as possible
The theatre is always packed out (with fans) when he performs there.
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Buzz Titles That said, most of critics’ buzz this year turned on the auteurist titles which still packed out Locarno’s main International Competition and Filmmakers of the Present.
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
The tech startup and entrepreneurial celebration, which packed out Birmingham’s Lyric Theatre for four years, had been on ice since the pandemic.
—William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 15 May 2023
At 17, Stevens married a boy from her community in a lavish, three-day wedding celebration that packed out the Hilton Hotel in Irvine.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
Some coaches like the electricity that the high school gym presents when it is packed out for a semifinal game.
—Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2023
In contrast, this year's launch schedule looks just a bit more packed out...
—Chris Stobing, PCMAG, 4 Jan. 2022
The final night of the autumn-winter 2022 Arab Fashion Week shows brought a full packed out room.
—Allyson Portee, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021
The room was packed out.
—CBS News, 16 Oct. 2021
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
The tech startup and entrepreneurial celebration, which packed out Birmingham’s Lyric Theatre for four years, had been on ice since the pandemic.
—William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 15 May 2023
At 17, Stevens married a boy from her community in a lavish, three-day wedding celebration that packed out the Hilton Hotel in Irvine.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
Some coaches like the electricity that the high school gym presents when it is packed out for a semifinal game.
—Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2023
In contrast, this year's launch schedule looks just a bit more packed out...
—Chris Stobing, PCMAG, 4 Jan. 2022
The final night of the autumn-winter 2022 Arab Fashion Week shows brought a full packed out room.
—Allyson Portee, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021
The room was packed out.
—CBS News, 16 Oct. 2021
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“Packed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/packed%20out. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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