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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The show and encore, which take up a little over an hour, are bookended by scenes of concertgoers filling the room and then emptying it.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Instead of customers filling their own containers, Hall plans to install a tap wall and have employees handle the refills.

— Beret Leone, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

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That meant a busy weekend packing at her home in California before flying into Washington on Sunday evening, and meeting her new team first thing on Monday.

— Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026
Instead, Graber recommends creating a bed of packing material at the bottom of the box and packing dishes vertically.

— Perri Ormont Blumberg, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026

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Storyteller experiments with some next-generation convertible furniture designs to make the new van even more versatile and better equipped for loading up gear.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
Russian diesel exports loading from the Baltic port of Primorsk resumed on Tuesday, with a tanker carrying around 40,000 metric tons of ultra-low sulphur diesel heading towards Morocco, according to LSEG data reported by Reuters on Wednesday.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

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The same push toward cramming AI into every corner is also happening on Windows 11, where Microsoft Copilot promises to be helpful.

— Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 18 Sep. 2026
The common thread among them is many, many hours spent cramming parenting and their careers into each day.

— Tilly Berendt, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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