packing (up or in)

verb

Definition of packing (up or in)next
present participle of pack (up or in)
1
as in ending
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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2
as in abandoning
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 packing (up or in)
  1. ending
  2. abandoning
  3. stopping
  4. discontinuing
  5. ceasing
  6. quitting
  7. halting
  8. giving up
Verb
  • The administration further proposed ending data collection on racial disparities in school discipline.
    — Claire Sibonney, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Pakistan, which played a key role in brokering a 60-day ceasefire in June, sent a high-level delegation to Iran on Monday to discuss ending the war, the military said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of ending
Verb
  • August 23 – September 22 Creating a budget does not mean abandoning joy.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Virgo August 23 – September 22 Creating a budget does not mean abandoning joy.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of abandoning
Verb
  • Dual-piston hydraulic disc brakes with 180mm rotors handle stopping duties, an important part of controlling a large fat-tire e-bike in traffic or on a downhill section.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The Chiefs focused their defense on stopping Barkley, and, while he was limited to 57 rushing yards on 25 carries, that opened up things for Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, who completed 17 of 22 passes.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of stopping
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  • The magazine claims that the company considered moving production of the four-door away from its primary factory in Stuttgart, Germany, as well as discontinuing it even sooner, before settling on gradually phasing out the model by 2030.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Agios Pharmaceuticals is discontinuing the development of a next-generation drug called tebapivat for sickle cell disease.
    — Elaine Chen, STAT, 21 July 2026
Definition of discontinuing
Verb
  • The country was defunding, de-staffing, and ceasing all negotiations with the organization.
    — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The gallery has not specified a timeline for ceasing operations there.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of ceasing
Verb
  • The Rush legend is far from the first musician to publicly talk about quitting weed in some fashion — though only some of them stuck to it, and one of them was totally making it up.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Instead Liz spent most of the night driving around, thinking about quitting school.
    — Felice J. Freyer, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of quitting
Verb
  • The only way to protect our state is by pumping the brakes and halting this consequentially dangerous development.
    — Jorge Aguilar, Baltimore Sun, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Some affected grantees sued and a district judge put in place a preliminary injunction halting the termination.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of halting
Verb
  • The department counted just over 28,000 people giving up a Gem State license for somewhere else in 2025.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The labs haven’t clearly assigned those rights, because doing so means giving up the value.
    — Adam Fish, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of giving up
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“Packing (up or in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packing%20%28up%20or%20in%29. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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