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Recent Examples of pack rat
One of my favorite episodes features the pack rats Patty and Debra.
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Morgan Meis, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
Fortunately for history, Stuart was something of a pack rat.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2023
Hoff has a unique combination of long experience with electronic design and long-standing pack rat habits.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Oct. 2022
Agents were told that Trump was a pack rat who had been personally overseeing his collection of White House records since even before leaving Washington and had been reluctant to return anything.
—Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2022
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Morgan Meis, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
Fortunately for history, Stuart was something of a pack rat.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2023
Hoff has a unique combination of long experience with electronic design and long-standing pack rat habits.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Oct. 2022
Agents were told that Trump was a pack rat who had been personally overseeing his collection of White House records since even before leaving Washington and had been reluctant to return anything.
—Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pack rat
Noun
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Not exactly a time-saver, and certainly a waste of electricity.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
3 Nov. 2025
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More than half of savers earn less than 3% in annual interest, Vanguard reported in a recent survey.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Plus, none other than Eartha Kitt has an absolutely film-stealing supporting role as local trash-hoarder, Old Lady Hackmore.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Trash Mountain follows a young gay man (Hearon) living in Chicago who returns to his hometown in Missouri following the death of his hoarder father.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Pack rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pack%20rat. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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