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as in plugging
to close up so that no empty spaces remain
carefully pack the food containers so we'll have as much as possible for the picnic
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as in loading
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
I had packed the suitcase so tightly that it wouldn't close
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3
as in carrying
to support and take from one place to another
remember to pack several changes of clothing
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4
as in bearing
to wear or have on one's person
a private detective packing a weapon
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Recent Examples of packing
U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
Plus, prepare for summer travel with a handy set of eight packing cubes.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2025
My packing system regularly failed: Bag handles broke and fabric tore, spilling oatmeal, Legos, cosmetics, and whatever else into the bins or onto the floor of my car.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 3 July 2025
The bold patterns add a touch of fun, and the bag’s ability to stand upright ensures easy packing and unpacking on busy beach days.
—Jené Luciani Sena
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Recently, 76 undocumented workers were arrested at a meat packing plant in Omaha, Nebraska.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
Plus, prepare for summer travel with a handy set of eight packing cubes.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2025
My packing system regularly failed: Bag handles broke and fabric tore, spilling oatmeal, Legos, cosmetics, and whatever else into the bins or onto the floor of my car.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 3 July 2025
The bold patterns add a touch of fun, and the bag’s ability to stand upright ensures easy packing and unpacking on busy beach days.
—Jené Luciani Sena
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
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The Yankees signed the 38-year-old to a minor league free agent contract in February, but after a series of injuries left the defending American League champs with three holes in their five-man rotation, Carrasco pitched his way into filling one with an impressive spring training.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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Bunting in particular seemed to benefit from his linemates’ efficiency in filling the net.—
Nick Ashbourne,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Rays led 2-0 with a chance to blow things open in the sixth inning after loading the bases with none out against Braves newcomer Rafael Montero on two walks and a single.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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In the now-viral clip, the working breed is seen doing domestic chores—including placing shoes in a different room, tossing paper into a bin and loading laundry into a basket—after receiving verbal cues from his owner.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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The SpaceX Dragon vehicle carrying the four spacefarers selected for a mission known as Crew-10 successfully docked at the orbital outpost about 28 hours after launching from Florida.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
16 Mar. 2025
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But Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra insists the ethos remains, even at times such as these, with his team carrying a seven-game losing streak and 29-38 record into Monday night’s game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2025
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Create Tension Between Competing Models Most AI systems are trained to optimize a single outcome: reduce costs, minimize delays, increase fill rate.—
Shekar Natarajan,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The new app offers capabilities such as generative fill, generative expand, text to image, text to video, and image to video.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
17 June 2025
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Forty farmers supply this dairy, hauling milk here twice a day.—
Betsy Andrews,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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As the largest airlifter in the American fleet, this massive aircraft plays a critical role in strategic operations—hauling troops, equipment, helicopters, and even entire military bases across continents in a single flight.—
Interesting Engineering,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2025
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Is skin booster better than filler or microneedling? Skin boosters, fillers, microneedling, and other aesthetic treatments all serve different purposes.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
7 July 2025
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In 2016, the Big Bang Theory star opened up to Women's Health about her past procedures, telling the magazine that she's had rhinoplasty, breast augmentation and fillers in her neck.—
Maria Yagoda,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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Pre-boxing make sense for storing, transporting and launching small attack drones, by the dozen or by the hundred.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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However, new planes are still coming off the line and safely transporting passengers around the world.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
4 Jan. 2025
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But there's a difference between keeping handwritten directions for your mom's stuffing balls and hanging onto the casserole cookbook from your great aunt.—
Tessa Cooper,
Southern Living,
7 July 2025
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Soames is a lively piece of taxidermy, an avatar of Victorian virtues whose conscience still ticks inside all the stuffing.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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“Packing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packing. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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