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Recent Examples of pack rat
The pack rat, whose entire yard is filled with stuff — a total junkyard.
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Chi Varnado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
After a brief hike through some scrub, Wall finds a creosote bush studded with holes at the roots — evidence of pack rats that will provide the snake with sustenance.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
Working from the assumption that hoarding is a damaging psychological condition, and not just an annoying habit, the researchers got previously incorrigible pack rats to take videos and photos of their treasured possessions.
—Joe Queenan, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023
Hoff has a unique combination of long experience with electronic design and long-standing pack rat habits.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Oct. 2022
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Chi Varnado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
After a brief hike through some scrub, Wall finds a creosote bush studded with holes at the roots — evidence of pack rats that will provide the snake with sustenance.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
Working from the assumption that hoarding is a damaging psychological condition, and not just an annoying habit, the researchers got previously incorrigible pack rats to take videos and photos of their treasured possessions.
—Joe Queenan, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023
Hoff has a unique combination of long experience with electronic design and long-standing pack rat habits.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pack rat
Noun
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For long-term savers — those whose retirement is many years or decades away — the ups and downs of the stock market generally matter less because their portfolios have time to recover before being relied on for income.—
Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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That said, rates are unlikely to remain identical in the final eight months of the year, so savers should account for some variability.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The cake hoarder had struck again.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Crews started an aggressive attack and searched the home, with the effort complicated by hoarder-like conditions.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Pack rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pack%20rat. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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