as in exits
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 packs (up or off)
Verb
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Maikel Garcia exits game The Royals were hit with another injury when Garcia was removed with a sore left hand in the sixth inning.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026 -
Memorabilia triggers nostalgia for most people, especially as our experiences of live sporting events are increasingly bound by entrances or exits through gift shops.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 June 2026
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Al Weaver, a frequent British television actor, plays Leonard Finch, a curate who moves to Grantchester to assist James Norton’s vicar character Sidney Chambers.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
14 June 2026
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Public ferries depart from Calata Porta di Massa and take between one hour and one hour, 20 minutes, while the faster hydrofoil service departs from the nearby Molo Beverello pier and takes under an hour.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
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Chinese President Xi Jinping greets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as Xi Jinping departs following his state visit to Pyongyang, North Korea, June 10, 2026.—
Anna Coren,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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The store is 8,000 square feet with plenty of options to choose from as far as merch goes, including jerseys, Funko Pops, soccer balls and more.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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In testimony before the House Committee on Ways and Means, Sheila Clark, President and CEO of the California Hospice and Palliative Care Association, warned that the damage goes far beyond the theft of tax dollars.—
Wes Kilgore,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Barely 20 minutes into the game, the crowd suddenly gets quiet as people hold their breaths in anticipation.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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And the referee, who gets it together in time to brandish a yellow card.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Trever parts his hair to the right while his brother styles his combover to the left.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Later, Hamilton parts the sea on his kick scooter, speedily escaping from the hectic press area.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
10 Feb. 2026
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Clavicular is then removed from the frame before the stream abruptly cuts out.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
15 Apr. 2026
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But after the price of oil surged with the advent of the Iran war, roiling expectations for inflation, the markets began pricing those cuts out, with some investors even bracing for the possibility of rate hikes this year.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
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Trump walks out of interview Trump cut the interview short after the topic turned to California's slow counting of ballots in last week's primary elections, which has delayed final results in the state's governor race and Los Angeles mayoral election, among other contests.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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The woman stands and walks out.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Packs (up or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packs%20%28up%20or%20off%29. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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