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as in ceased
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
the auto company is downsizing and will be packing up operations at the local plant
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as in abandoned
to stop doing (something) permanently
after two years of college, he decided to pack in that academic stuff and join the army
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While nearly 3,500 newspapers have ceased publication during the new millennium, the Daily Herald is nonetheless joining a growing chain in a shrinking industry.
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Serious headwinds Last July, months after construction at the site ceased, giving way to 4-foot-tall weeds, Bryant said that although the company had raised $9 million from investors, the project ran into serious headwinds.
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Students who entered college eager to study literature or history sometimes abandoned those fields because classrooms became places of discomfort rather than intellectual growth.
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Vazquez abandoned her black bike on the corner next to Pinch Kitchen + Bar.
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Kylee explained that Aven eventually ended things again, citing the damage done to their relationship.
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Morocco would rally to a 4-2 victory, advancing to the next round as Haiti’s journey ended.
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The Fairest of the Fair was a staple of the county fair from 1936 to when the contest was discontinued in 2004.
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The task force was later discontinued without creating the database, due in part to liability concerns.
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Its domestic league stopped playing.
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Big Oil is not backing away from renewables because the energy transition has stopped.
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Yes, some people drank so much that they got fired and hit on random people and drove drunk—those people should obviously quit.
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The Face of the Band Leaves In 1985, strung out from the road and eager to focus on his solo career, Cetera quit Chicago.
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In the end that discussion was halted by Paramount’s superior bid.
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Just days after the White House confirmed the plans, a Kenyan court temporarily halted the proposal with Kenyan High Court Judge Patricia Nyaundi upholding that decision and ordering the Kenyan government to cease all building and operations at the base while the case is resolved.
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Another ten minutes on the train over to the terminal – yes, the terminal our flight dropped us at originally.
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Tom Kim dropped two shots at the wrong time and shot 72.
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“Packed (up or in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packed%20%28up%20or%20in%29. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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