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
  • These aren’t just a sustainable swap; these dishcloths are a real time-saver in the kitchen, too.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Fidelity reported that 595,000 savers had at least $1 million in their 401(k) in the second quarter of 2025.
    Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Imrie, who can soon be seen in Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club adaptation, plays Harriet, a stubborn upper-class hoarder who Jason encounters while training for a new job.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025

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“Pack rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pack%20rat. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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