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verb

past tense of jam-pack

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of jam-packed
Verb
Hot on the heels of New York Fashion Week, with some events bleeding into the week itself, this year’s climate week is seemingly more jam-packed than ever. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026 This free community celebration will be jam-packed with live performances, mouthwatering food trucks and ice-cold local brews. — Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The interior is jam-packed with colorful, street mural-style art. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 20 Aug. 2026 Where to Follow Our Black Hat 2026 Coverage Black Hat’s briefing schedule is, as always, jam-packed with interesting demonstrations and titillating panel discussions. — Kim Key, PC Magazine, 30 July 2026 The tiny building that Monarch Watch occupies is jam-packed with records, research, and the butterflies themselves. — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 The annual soccer schedule is already jam-packed, each additional 90 minutes carries more injury risk, and most of these players star on club teams whose seasons kick off in a month. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 18 July 2026 Argentina, Ecuador, the Netherlands and now Colombia have absolutely jam-packed the place. — Sam McDowell July 3, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026 The parking lot of the Latino Press was jam-packed on Sunday with cars delivering supplies intended for the victims of the earthquakes. — Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jam-packed
Adjective
  • The movie played well at a packed Alice Tully Hall, and afterparty revelers were mildly upbeat.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Waiters weave through packed aisles carrying foaming one-liter mugs, and strangers at long wooden tables quickly become friends.
    — Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • The stigma of a young girl queuing for condoms, pills or a birth control implant at a crowded local clinic where other patients, or even health workers, could judge her or tell her parents, kept Nhedega away.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Festival favorites Musk, Misty Green and Fjord debut in limited release in a crowded indie market with awards season rolling along.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Cathcarts’ office is gloomy and dark, while the Taylor & Byrne rooms are filled with light and air.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Seeing that table filled with this much talent, funding and support is what keeps us going.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • But away from the din at the crammed Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, a quieter labor-management battle is unfolding over who controls the sport’s money and how much should go to players.
    — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The Gulf’s conference season is usually packed into the cooler months, and the last quarter of 2026 is even more crammed because events in the spring were postponed due to the war.
    — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Slickwater uses a mix of water, sand, and thin, friction-reducing chemicals rather than thicker gels to shatter dense shale rock deep underground and free the gas.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Tortoises routinely seek shade under dense bushes, vanish into mangroves, or shelter from the scorching equatorial sun.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • San Diego could have done even more damage that inning, but Manny Machado grounded out to leave the bases loaded.
    — Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Ship tracking data shows that the Grace likely loaded the fuel in Panama.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • This is a play full of people trying very hard to be there for each other and discovering what makes that difficult.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Will movie nights and electric go-kart tracks suffice to keep CWG’s buildings full if, as some predict, AI renders large numbers of office jobs redundant?
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Lee said that under tight budgets and schedules, those scenes would normally have had to be dropped.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • But Cook also warned on that call that tight supply would weigh on iPhone, Mac, and iPad sales in the months ahead.
    — Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

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“Jam-packed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jam-packed. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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