packed (up or in)

past tense of pack (up or in)
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for packed (up or in)
Verb
  • Other areas, like transition program assistance, have ceased during the shutdown.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Eventually, the extended family gatherings ceased altogether.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Even Microsoft, once Google’s fiercest rival in the browser space, eventually abandoned its own engine and rebuilt Edge on Chromium.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The San Francisco Chronicle’s Mackenzie Chung Fegan abandoned anonymity on day one, and the New York Times’ dual critics Tejal Rao and Ligaya Mishan went as far as starring in several videos to announce their tenure at the paper.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the quarter ended August, Oracle's Nvidia cloud business posted gross margins of just 14%, far below its overall margin of around 70%.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Fallon ended the chat by surprising the trio with the presentation of the platinum plaque for the movie’s soundtrack.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Some dabbled temporarily, and some, like Taivas, never stopped.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Childers doesn’t get much country airplay but that hasn’t stopped the Grammys from recognizing him in this category.
    Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Furthering the value proposition, Kohl’s has restored coupons on certain market brands which had been discontinued.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Fans have reported across social media that the wholesale retailer has a new cake that is not unlike a fan-favorite dessert discontinued five years ago.
    Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After injuries halted his short stint in the minor leagues, Minaya worked on the Texas Rangers scouting team in 1985, before working his way up to becoming the assistant general manager of the New York Mets during the late 1990s.
    Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Beer and beverage giant Asahi – which makes Asahi Super Dry Beer, Nikka Whisky and owns foreign brands like Peroni, Pilsner Urquell and Grolsch – said the attack last week halted order placement and shipping operations and forced it to shut down production at most of its 30 factories nationwide.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Staff at The Free Press are eager to start working with CBS News; reporter Olivia Reingold appeared on CBS News Friday morning to discuss her report that anonymous NYPD officers had been threatening to quit the force if Zohran Mamdani is elected New York City mayor.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Apparently, many workers crash out and quit on the third Wednesday at the job.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The huge import taxes would come on top of the 44% tariff rate already in place on China, effectively cutting off trade between the world’s two largest economies, according to Wolfe Research.
    Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
  • During the first internet suspension, one father described to NPR how his daughters were quiet, pale and withdrawn after the internet was cut off.
    NPR, NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
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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 15 Oct. 2025.

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