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
  • In their place remained the only just ending to this tournament.
    — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Michael Olise set him up twice to break Pele’s assist record from 1970 — the Frenchman’s tally ending as seven in the tournament.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of ending
Verb
  • Three years after buying Bellus Health and its chronic cough candidate camlipixant for around $2 billion, GSK is abandoning the program, Pharmaphorum points out.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 17 July 2026
  • The idea of abandoning the whole schedule alarmed several health officials, including then-FDA commissioner Marty Makary and Tracy Beth Høeg, one of his top deputies, four sources said.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Definition of abandoning
Verb
  • The brakes, while cable-operated, do an effective job of slowing and stopping the Vienna.
    — William Roberson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • In Calabria, Costarella of the Civil Protection Department warned that stopping arson would take a societal shift.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Definition of stopping
Verb
  • Netflix is discontinuing its biannual viewership data dump in favor of one annual report beginning in 2027.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 16 July 2026
  • On top of all this, SpaceX is discontinuing Global Roam, which launched in 2023 for $200 per month and was later increased to $400 per month.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 15 July 2026
Definition of discontinuing
Verb
  • With the rain ceasing by Saturday evening, however, many suburbs went on with their fireworks as planned.
    — Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Kraken, one of the oldest crypto exchanges in the global industry, is ceasing on World Cup fever and drawing parallels between soccer fans and ‘hodlers’ in their promotions.
    — Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Definition of ceasing
Verb
  • Yet the founder who steps aside at the right moment, before decline forces the question, is not quitting.
    — Michael Sonnenfeldt, Fortune, 19 July 2026
  • During her freshman year, Ferrera considered quitting acting to focus fully on international studies and thought about becoming a lawyer.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
Definition of quitting
Verb
  • Earlier in the day, the sharp decline in the Kospi prompted the Korea Exchange to activate a sell-side sidecar on the index, temporarily halting program trading.
    — Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask,Justina Lee, CNBC, 19 July 2026
  • Turk filed for bankruptcy in June 2025 — halting any litigation from moving forward without permission from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas.
    — Taylor O'Connor July 17, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
Definition of halting
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Kara shared that her mother, an original cast member on RHOC, isn’t giving up.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
  • Cruz got the first save of his career, despite giving up a solo homer with two outs.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 22 July 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 24 Jul. 2026.

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