packing (up or off)

verb

Definition of packing (up or off)next
present participle of pack (up or off)
as in exiting
to leave a place often for another with the dinner conversation becoming more and more desultory, the time had clearly come to pack off

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for packing (up or off)
  1. exiting
  2. moving
  3. departing
  4. running along
  5. peeling off
  6. walking out
  7. pushing on
  8. pulling out
Verb
  • More importantly, according to several insiders, in the midst of a shakeout that is seeing executives stay or exiting, DC heads James Gunn and Peter Safran are staying put.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
  • At the end of all that immersiveness, exiting out onto the physical street to join the crowds of shuffling tourists and fend off sullen Elmos makes Times Square feel like the soul of authenticity.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of exiting
Verb
  • The seconds-long loop consists of a purple image of a tank silhouette moving rapidly across the picture plane and patterned with what resemble dithered approximations of analog video interference.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The planning is meant to create flexibility for the president and commanders overseeing the war, these people said, by moving up to three aircraft carriers and their escort ships into the region in November.
    — Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of moving
Verb
  • Thanksgiving The most expensive and popular day when departing for the holiday is Wednesday.
    — Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • On the heels of Steven Kolb departing the Council of Fashion Designers of America, CFDA vice chair Aurora James and her nonprofit, the Fifteen Percent Pledge, have been sued for fraud.
    — Shane O’Neill, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of departing
Verb
  • Warm water running over, the feel of the grains between my hands, the sound of it like stones running along the pavement.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • That money paid for the brick promenade now running along the Choptank River.
    — Josh Davis, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of running along
Verb
  • After peeling off the papery outer skin of the onion, place it on its side on a cutting board.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2026
  • If summer is about peeling off layers, fall is about bringing them back.
    — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of peeling off
Verb
  • Jackson, holding a laptop, appeared briefly on a neighbor’s surveillance camera before walking out of the frame.
    — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Officers encountered Spencer walking out of the property and arrested him on suspicion of burglary, the department told Fox News Digital.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of walking out
Verb
  • In the backdrop, Qatar’s Doha Film Festival is pushing on with plans for its second edition running this November 19-27, 2026.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
  • That can lead to blood pooling and pushing on organs, nerves and tissues, causing pain and swelling.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of pushing on
Verb
  • Standing before the jury, Rifkin put on blue latex gloves and cut open a brown paper evidence bag, pulling out a dirty bleach bottle.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Does Swift, having been queen of the world for this many years, still think of herself as a loser who’s pulling out of here to win?
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of pulling out
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“Packing (up or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packing%20%28up%20or%20off%29. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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