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as in packed
containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible
a film jam-packed with spectacular action sequences
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as in crowded
having little space between items or parts
the jam-packed placement of the chicken pieces in the frying pan prevented them from browning properly
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as in filled
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
we jam-packed the box with goodies for our sick friend
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Recent Examples of jam-packed
Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Williams and Antonoff closed out the event with a joint performance backed by Bleachers, blending their catalogs into a soulful set jam-packed with saxophone solos and expansive riffs.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Playcations can be jam-packed with fun.
—Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 17 Oct. 2025
Rehearsals take place at the Coral Gables Congregational United Church of Christ, where days are jam-packed with instrument practice, band sessions — both loud and quiet — and workshops.
—Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Kroger Wellness Festival 2025 schedule Both days of the festival are jam-packed with wellness events across four stages.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
According to Derek, his life has been jam-packed with exciting changes — including becoming a DWTS judge and taking on a hosting role for Extra — but being present for his wife, Hayley Erbert Hough, is the biggest priority of all.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Many methanotrophs are jam-packed with pMMO, which performs the first step of metabolizing the gas.
—Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Instead, Alice Mushrooms products are jam-packed with ingredients like organic Lion’s Mane, organic Cordyceps extracts, Ashwaganda and Reishi mushrooms.
—Emma Sandler, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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The 29th edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) is once again jam-packed with world premieres, latest auteur cinema discoveries from the Baltic region and beyond, and Best of highlights from the festival circuit of the past year.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Williams and Antonoff closed out the event with a joint performance backed by Bleachers, blending their catalogs into a soulful set jam-packed with saxophone solos and expansive riffs.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Playcations can be jam-packed with fun.
—Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 17 Oct. 2025
Rehearsals take place at the Coral Gables Congregational United Church of Christ, where days are jam-packed with instrument practice, band sessions — both loud and quiet — and workshops.
—Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Kroger Wellness Festival 2025 schedule Both days of the festival are jam-packed with wellness events across four stages.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
According to Derek, his life has been jam-packed with exciting changes — including becoming a DWTS judge and taking on a hosting role for Extra — but being present for his wife, Hayley Erbert Hough, is the biggest priority of all.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Many methanotrophs are jam-packed with pMMO, which performs the first step of metabolizing the gas.
—Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Instead, Alice Mushrooms products are jam-packed with ingredients like organic Lion’s Mane, organic Cordyceps extracts, Ashwaganda and Reishi mushrooms.
—Emma Sandler, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jam-packed
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And the original stage musical, which first hit Broadway 22 years ago, is still playing to packed houses on the Great White Way.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Nov. 2025
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Serielizados also served on Friday a high-caliber masterclass by Alan Ball, received by yelps of reverent enthusiasm from a fandom packed audience.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Wearing a well-fitting, high-quality mask in crowded indoor spaces also can reduce the risk of contracting respiratory infections or spreading your illness to others.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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With wintry weather and crowded airports, Thanksgiving travel can already be stressful.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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Trucks filled with uranium ore rumble down two-lane highways, sharing the road with tourists and locals, and the question of what happens in an accident concerns people along the route.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
AZCentral.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Other photos show the music artist bringing the hero product into focus inside a quintessential South Beach store filled with postcards, neon bikinis and graffiti merchandise.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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The chestnut—nutrient dense, hardy, quietly elegant—is a symbol with global resonance.—
Todd Plummer,
Vogue,
11 Nov. 2025
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They were loaded onto buses and driven hours away to an ICE Detention Center.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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Mounted externally on the KSOT, the ‘Piranha’ torpedo was loaded into the starboard-side launch tube.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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As an example, Sopo said that in some majority-Hispanic Congressional districts in South Texas, conservative Latinos ran in races with historically tight margins of victory.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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But Charlotte Republicans are now left wondering how supposed tight races ran away from them and what comes next for their beleaguered party.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The men were crammed into police wagons waiting to deliver them to cells at Central Police Station.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The area, crammed with fast-food chains and strip malls, might initially not look like much.—
Katie Chang,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Take a gander through a museum full of vintage Christmas decor for a nostalgic look back at how the holiday was celebrated throughout the years.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Nov. 2025
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In it, the woman is wearing the then-modern attire of Viennese society, donning a white-and-blue dress and robe; the background, meanwhile, is full of East Asian motifs, representing Klimt’s fondness of Chinese and Japanese artifacts.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
12 Nov. 2025
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“Jam-packed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jam-packed. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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