pack away
phrasal verb
packed away; packing away; packs away
: to put (something) in a safe place to be used at a later time
It's time to pack away your winter clothes.
Her grandmother's dolls had been packed away in the attic for many years.
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Take this Dior set, with a serum, cream, and lotion packed away in a plush travel bag—a $219 value for just $160!
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2025
The old reel-to-reel had been sitting in a box packed away until friends urged him to burn it onto a CD.
—David Kushner, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2025
Easy to set up and pack away, this mat is super light at 10.9 ounces.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Once the eggs are harvested, they’re gently rubbed over a metal screen to remove them from the fish’s ovaries, then rinsed, dried and salted before being packed away in blue tins.
—Kylie Williams, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2025
The old reel-to-reel had been sitting in a box packed away until friends urged him to burn it onto a CD.
—David Kushner, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2025
Easy to set up and pack away, this mat is super light at 10.9 ounces.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Once the eggs are harvested, they’re gently rubbed over a metal screen to remove them from the fish’s ovaries, then rinsed, dried and salted before being packed away in blue tins.
—Kylie Williams, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for pack away
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“Pack away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pack%20away. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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