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

packs (up or in)

verb

present tense third-person singular of pack (up or in)

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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This is not only devastating because Aang appears fatally injured, but because if an Avatar dies in the Avatar State, the entire cycle of Avatar reincarnation ceases and the earth’s balance is forever lost.

— Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
What is surprising—indeed, almost shocking—is when a particular fashion ceases to change.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

Definition of ceases

Verb

Watch On After losing their son, Gaku (Kengo Kora), in battle, the Tawara family blends back into modern Japanese life and abandons their nights-and-weekends ninja mayhem.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 10 July 2026
In Red Sheet, which is set, like most of his novels, in mid-century Los Angeles, Ellroy abandons the three-character structure in favor of a single narrative voice that clamps down hard.

— Carolyn Kellogg, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of abandons

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Once the eclipse ends, this rugged headland becomes an excellent place to watch the Perseids, with broad ocean views and little interference from nearby towns.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 July 2026
The last step is acknowledging that there’s never really any dragon, even or any moment when the journey ends.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Definition of ends

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However, consumers and retailers shouldn’t call it quits on big fits just yet.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 24 June 2026
This solution could even be moved from space to space as needed, though that would involve more hefting than most of us would be happy undertaking more than a few times before calling it quits.

— Paul Ridden June 22, New Atlas, 22 June 2026

Definition of quits

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Vehicle stops can be inherently fraught and unpredictable, with the person behind the wheel in control of thousands of pounds of steel that can pose great risk should a driver refuse to comply or simply panic and flee.

— Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Additionally, one source said that ICE officers can conduct some vehicle stops during the pause but only in the presence of a local law enforcement officer trained to make vehicle stops that partners with ICE under the agency's 287(g) program.

— Luke Barr, ABC News, 14 July 2026

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Fortunately for Sacramento and Modesto, that is not quite the case later this week and weekend as the Delta breeze returns and drops high temps into the 90s.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
If the battery capacity drops below 80% during the first four years of owning your phone, Xiaomi will replace it for free.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of drops

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This mechanism functions as a physical switch, giving operators an extra layer of direct control because shutting off the external neutron generator immediately halts the nuclear reaction.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
The countywide legislation halts zoning and permitting processes for data centers and BESS sites in unincorporated areas of Jackson County for 180 days, which sponsor Sean Smith and other legislators have said will create time for the county to set more detailed permanent land use policies.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026

Definition of halts

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Southwest Airlines announced that more than 100 employees' jobs would be affected this summer after the airline discontinues its service at Chicago's O’Hare International Airport.

— Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
The sessions will take place as the IDFA Forum discontinues the conventional post-pitch feedback format.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025

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