pack rat

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Recent Examples of pack rat One of my favorite episodes features the pack rats Patty and Debra. 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 See All Example Sentences for pack rat
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Noun
  • Retirement savers who didn't panic earlier in 2025 ended up seeing some pretty sharp gains, instead of more pain, in their 401(k) plans in the second quarter.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • For everyday savers, that means higher yields without paperwork.
    Jamie Elkaleh, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Inside, the place is as decrepit as Julian, every corner cluttered with canvases, papers and enough dusty ephemera to warm the heart of any hoarder.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the original crypto hoarder that’s inspired a flood of imitators, has amassed more than $72 billion worth of Bitcoin.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025

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“Pack rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pack%20rat. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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