as in to exit
to leave a place often for another
with the dinner conversation becoming more and more desultory, the time had clearly come to pack off
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pack (up or off)
Verb
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The pilot and three passengers were able to safely exit the plane.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025 -
Here, exiting through the gift shop—fittingly named Lucky Rabbit—is a way to keep the story going at home.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
14 July 2025
Verb
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If practice is canceled or moved indoors due to the weather, paid ticket days will be provided with a makeup date, not a refund.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
20 July 2025
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The sky was a deep red, moving into deep blue, then, above that, black.—
Mona Awad,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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The team departed from Alexandria to the airport soon after what became its final match of the tournament.—
Lee Igel,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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According to flight tracker Flightradar24, the plane departed at 2:36 p.m. and returned to the ground at 3:22 p.m.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Her husband bailed out of jail June 26 on a $1 million bond.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 July 2025
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Some point to the potentially positive impact on employee morale by suggesting that everyone in the firm is willing to sacrifice resources to bail out the weaker units.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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The Raptors got within one on a 3-pointer by Jamal Shead with 3:56 to go.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
20 July 2025
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Here are recommendations for maintaining safety during a thunderstorm: To reduce the chance of being struck by lightning, when venturing outside, have a plan to get to a safer area.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
19 July 2025
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New Hampshire law even goes a step further to prohibit deepfakes of any kind that cause reputational harm, including deepfakes of political candidates.—
Angela Eichhorst,
Hartford Courant,
15 July 2025
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The action by the state legislature, set to go into effect in 2026, has already led Scott to completely reshape the business model of what has been 7 Point Farm and Apothecary, formerly in the Midway Center on Lebanon Road.—
Maria Leontaras,
The Tennessean,
15 July 2025
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Volunteers help Christian Fell and his family recover belongings and dig out mud from his grandmother’s home along the Guadalupe River.—
Suzanne Gamboa,
NBC news,
6 July 2025
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Other residents dig out or spot kill the affected areas and add new turf.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2025
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Saw it in a sports bar and one of the Alabama fans just put his hands on his head surrender-cobra style, and with his mouth hanging open, walked out of the bar without making a sound and never came back.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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The clip shows a man walking out of an apartment building in the Ukrainian capital in broad daylight.—
Victoria Butenko,
CNN Money,
10 July 2025
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“Pack (up or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pack%20%28up%20or%20off%29. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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