packed (up or in)

Definition of packed (up or in)next
past tense of pack (up or in)
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for packed (up or in)
Verb
  • The site became available on the heels of two bankruptcies and the ultimate implosion of Rite-Aid, which ceased operations in October 2025 after closing all of its remaining physical stores.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
  • Her room was undecorated and gray, crowded with machines whose chorus of irritating beeping never ceased.
    Anna Tsioulias, STAT, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • The train station hulked behind barbed wire, abandoned for years, both witness to and eight million bricks’ worth of evidence of Detroit's near-collapse.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • Niccol’s plan involved hiring more workers to cut down on long wait times, which in some cases had gotten so bad people abandoned their orders altogether .
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • In the quarter ended June 30, Palantir delivered one of its strongest quarters yet.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The Dream’s five-game win streak ended Monday with a 109-87 beatdown from the Aces.
    Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Initially, the adhesive adhering to the tiles would dry so quickly that workers would spit on it to slow the process down, a practice NASA identified and discontinued.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • During their centennial season, the Canadiens played in a series of retro sweaters from throughout their history, and eventually discontinued the practice.
    The Athletic NHL Staff, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • During the video, a person wearing a gorilla suit walked directly through the scene, stopped, beat their chest, and walked away.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Towa might not share her girlfriend’s passion for musicals, but that hasn’t stopped Rapp from dragging her to them anyway.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Conflict began in the country in 2013 after mostly Muslim rebels seized power and forced then President François Bozizé to quit.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Garcia quit her job as a pharmacy tech to help manage her son's behavior.
    Larry Seward, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Firefighters also halted a blaze in a non-residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district, and officials reported damage to commercial and residential property in two additional districts.
    Greg Myre, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Farther down the same rice belt, Indonesia's agriculture ministry counts more than 30,000 hectares of rice hit by drought, over 12,000 of them a total loss, in a country that recently halted rice imports in the name of self-sufficiency.
    Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Padres saw their five-game winning streak snapped and dropped two games behind the final NL wild-card spot.
    CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Two other charges, destruction of evidence and resisting arrest, were dropped as part of a plea deal with the Canyon County Prosecutor’s Office.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026
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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 6 Aug. 2026.

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