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Recent Examples of pack rat
Hoff has a unique combination of long experience with electronic design and long-standing pack rat habits.
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IEEE Spectrum, 8 Oct. 2022
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
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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IEEE Spectrum, 8 Oct. 2022
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
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
hoarder
Noun
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According to Wasser, the attachment hoarders often feel for items has nothing to do with monetary value or even sentimental value.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2025
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Without a structured sunset plan, your road map is more like a hoarder’s house: new things layered over old, with a foundation that can no longer support innovation.—
Rohit Ayyagari,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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“Pack rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pack%20rat. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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