PACKING (UP OR IN) Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

packing (up or in)

verb

present participle of pack (up or in)

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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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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The Justice Department has sued California and other states over their trans-inclusive sports policies, and successfully threatened large hospitals into ending gender-affirming care programs.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
All the Washington Commanders needed to do was spike the ball and kick a game-ending field goal in overtime.

— Jake Kauderer, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of ending

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And in Steinbeck’s original telling, Cathy — the most beloved patricidal, baby-abandoning prostitute in literature — is simply born that way.

— Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
That approach could help the Army strengthen its missile defenses without abandoning the technology and infrastructure already supporting its air defense operations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of abandoning

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But Hurts threw incomplete on first down, wasting only four seconds and stopping the clock.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
The crackdown extended beyond the protest venue, with police stopping buses, cars and other vehicles at checkpoints on routes into the capital and searching for demonstrators.

— Sheikh Saaliq, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of stopping

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Connecticut State Colleges and Universities is discontinuing the investigation into a complaint of bullying and workplace intimidation against Central Connecticut State University President Zulma Toro following her resignation.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
The brand has committed to discontinuing large-format liquid laundry bottles by 2030.

— Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of discontinuing

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Theo was thinking about quitting his job to start his own business, which meant, for a time, no income.

— Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
Of the men who were part of the original study's AAS-using cohort, 35 were still taking the drugs, while the remaining participants were in varying stages of quitting, long-term abstinence and relapse.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of quitting

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Tensions peaked when a demonstrator threw a cup of blood from the spectators’ gallery onto the Senate floor, halting business for several hours before the bill passed.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Last week, a judge granted a preliminary injunction halting construction in the Big Bend area while a lawsuit against the project proceeds.

— Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of halting

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Messick, who grew up going to Rays games at the Trop, took the loss after giving up six hits and three unearned runs in five innings.

— Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Monday was the first time in playoff history that a team's bullpen went over five innings in a postseason game without giving up a baserunner.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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