JAM-PACKING Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

jam-packing

verb

present participle of jam-pack

as in filling

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-packing Instead of jam-packing your vacation with back-to-back excursions – which costs add up quickly for a family – enjoy the beautiful nature Hawaii is known for. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025

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This time, the smiles, the hugs, the radiant joy filling Atlanta Stadium could have powered the entire state of Georgia.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Tacori skipped the orderly line of a tennis necklace, arranging mixed-cut diamonds in two close rows with smaller stones filling the narrow spaces between them.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 7 July 2026

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The aesthetic is a play on laidback, beachy style with colorful prints and floral motifs, plus a level of versatility that makes packing a carry-on for your next vacation as effortless as letting your hair air dry after a swim.

— Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 8 July 2026
Patriot Front’s other chief notoriety comes from packing members in the back of U-Haul trucks after a 2025 march in Kansas City, Missouri, prompting the company to ban several of its members for violating U-Haul’s rental policy.

— Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

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The Red Sox squandered a golden opportunity early, loading the bases in the top of the first and coming away empty handed, but made up for it with a big second inning.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 July 2026
In a market where production costs and inflation are already rising, loading ever more rigid obligations onto a single group of players is not a sustainable way to fund French stories.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 July 2026

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This is an impressive chip, cramming nearly 100 billion transistors onto a piece of silicon roughly the size of a fingernail.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
The trip took 76 days, with van Dongen splitting time between hours on his bike and cramming into an RV in parks and towns around the country.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026

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