1
as in ceases
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 abandons
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 packs (up or in)
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Time ceases to exist in a place like this.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026 -
Schumer must not cave to the GOP and keep the Department of Homeland Security shuttered until this ceases.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Sometimes the game simply abandons you.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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Currently, Colorado supports the youngest and the oldest students enrolled in private schools through tuition vouchers or indirectly through tax incentives, but abandons them in the intervening and arguably most important years of schooling.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2026
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Before Colbert’s late night CBS talk show ends on Thursday, May 21, 2026, his buddy and competitor Jimmy Fallon was sure to drop by the Ed Sullivan Theater and drop some well wishes.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Mar. 2026
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Once the season ends, the Gophers plan to apply for medical redshirts on behalf of Willis and Vaihola.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
6 Mar. 2026
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This creates a temporary, dynamic obstacle that slows other molecules or stops them from moving through.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Mar. 2026
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Also, back home, Lip Smacking now offers a foodie tour in San Jose – at Santana Row – which stops at four of the center’s top restaurants.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Governing body head quits Yet this year’s festival comes at a time of crisis in British racing.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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Instead, Carolyn quits her job.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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The United States could suspend transfers of those funds unless Baghdad halts the financing of the PMF.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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The moratorium halts approvals for sewer capacity allocation for new developments within the Baltimore City Sewer Service Area (SSA), according to the department.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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If, over the same holding period, the same investor missed the 10 days with the highest returns, the total drops 54% to about $103,000.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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Kelce also described the ripple effect once someone drops the pregnancy question in a social setting.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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Turning your phone off or using airplane mode cuts off wireless communication while still allowing alarms to work.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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The drug cuts off access to vitamin A in the testes by blocking a receptor known as RAR alpha.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Packs (up or in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packs%20%28up%20or%20in%29. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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