1
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for packed (up or in)
Verb
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But habitat became inconsequential when the animals ceased to exist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026 -
However, amid the worsening violence and frequent attacks at the ports, a number of shipping lines have ceased calling directly on Port-au-Prince and instead route cargo through regional hubs such as Jamaica before transferring to smaller feeder vessels.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Police found a 15-foot U-Haul truck abandoned on private property with two dogs in the cab.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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Mary goes to the store, which appears to be abandoned.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 June 2026
Verb
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Zach Neto was hit by a pitch and Mike Trout ended an 0-for-22 slump with a single to load the bases.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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If the season ended Tuesday, Chicago would have the second AL wild-card spot.—
Johnny Flores Jr,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Charlotte previously had red light cameras, but discontinued the effort after courts had ruled that 90% of the profits made from ticketing would go to public schools.—
Zaire Breedlove,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2026
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Grants to districts to train teachers or recruit school mental health workers have been discontinued for mentions of diversity in recruitment.—
Annie Ma,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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In the months before the shooting, Mangione’s once active online presence stopped, and his mother filed a missing persons’ report.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Through near misses, heartbreak and a hope that every year could be our year, this city never stopped believing in the Knicks.—
Robert Blankenship,
The Washington Examiner,
14 June 2026
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Harry was stripped of his Metropolitan Police bodyguards in 2020 after quitting royal duties and has been on a quest to get them back ever since.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Dec. 2025
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After decades of creating elegant wedding cakes, catering social and corporate gatherings, and turning out delicate eclairs and towering croquembouches, The French Gourmet is calling it quits after selling its Turquoise Street property to a Los Angeles developer.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Dec. 2025
Verb
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One of the largest online stores used by Cuban exiles to send goods to relatives on the island has halted operations, reducing options for families who rely on digital services amid Cuba’s deepening economic crisis.—
Vera Lucia Pappaterra,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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Isar called off a launch attempt on January 21 due to an issue with a pressurization valve, and then halted a countdown on March 25, moments before liftoff, when engineers detected rising temperatures in the rocket’s liquid propane fuel.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 June 2026
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Since the start of July, Tucker has hit just one home run while his season OPS has dropped 104 points.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Swifties are no strangers to Easter eggs, and Taylor Swift might have just dropped some huge ones in her New Heights podcast appearance.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
18 Aug. 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 17 Jun. 2026.
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