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packed

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verb

past tense of pack
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as in bore
to wear or have on one's person a private detective packing a weapon

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Recent Examples of packed
Adjective
The packed lineup includes blues stars and emerging artists. Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 12 June 2025 Near the end of the intermission, an audience member loudly cursed Trump’s name, an outburst that drew applause from the packed house. Dave Goldiner, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025 The only packed houses come in Miami, where three of the city’s four games are sold out or have only $1,000 club seats available; seeing Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami, Real Madrid or Bayern Munchen will cost you. Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 12 June 2025 Last night, a packed audience was treated to early footage and designs from the new Stranger Things animation. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for packed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for packed
Adjective
  • Doubs will attempt to do that in a crowded wide receiver room where Jayden Reed and Dontayvion Wicks return, and rookies Matthew Golden and Savion Williams could be immediate contributors.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Hernandez said she is focused on winning her own reelection bid in a crowded field.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • There are hiking trails ranging from beginner-friendly to near-vertical scrambles, Gilded Age mansions filled with rich history, contemporary art destinations, miles of pastoral farmland and charming small towns.
    Ingrid K. Williams, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Shaw has the benefit of hitting in a lineup filled with talent.
    Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Trevor Story’s ground out with the bases loaded pushed across the winning run.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Houck loaded the bases with one out in the first Wednesday but only allowed one run.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • If Dan Burn’s goal and elevation to the England squad became the individual story of the weekend and Isak’s goal carried a tang of inevitability — so good, so unstoppable — then Newcastle’s midfield felt like the crux of it.
    George Caulkin, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Smoke particles carried by the wind infiltrate homes, schools, and offices, posing serious health risks.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • These waves are often emitted by cold, dense regions of space, like the TMC-1, where new stars and complex organic molecules can form.
    Victoria Corless, Space.com, 30 June 2025
  • Peering across a dense stretch of woodland outside Denmark's capital with camouflage paint smeared across her face, 20-year-old Katrine scanned the horizon for threats.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • The resulting wood chips and soil are either piled in place to rot and decay or hauled offsite.
    Daniel Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
  • There was no saving the original nest and − A Place Called Hope had already built a replacement platform nest, then hauled it high in the tree.
    Jack Perry, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Lots of Rules, Lots of Cash Rules governing property and building codes are thick and can be incomprehensible to most homeowners.
    Andrew Wimer, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • Still the aftertaste of raspberry filling clings to her soft palate, as thick and heady and floral as menstrual blood.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • The cargo had been a top priority, transported across the Pacific in record time, with the crew largely unaware of its significance.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The unidentified victim was transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries to the chest and hand, Josef said.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025

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“Packed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packed. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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