pack (up or in)

verb

Definition of pack (up or in)next
1
as in to cease
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 to abandon
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 pack (up or in)
  1. cease
  2. abandon
  3. end
  4. quit
  5. stop
  6. discontinue
  7. halt
  8. cut off
Verb
  • Last week, a panel of three judges upheld the law's constitutionality, leaving TikTok and ByteDance warning that the app could cease operations in the U.S. as soon as Jan. 19, 2025, if the decision stands.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The technical psychiatry and neurobiology of later times necessarily lacked Valéry’s poetry, and the poets themselves could never make good on his scientism without ceasing to write poetry.
    Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of cease
Verb
  • The insurgents raided large arsenals abandoned by the SAA.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Context: Some public health officials warned that the federal response to the bird flu, already lacking in the Biden administration, could be abandoned during President-elect Trump's presidency.
    April Rubin, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of abandon
Verb
  • So, out of the 24, how did those teams end their seasons?
    Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Spanish clothing giant Inditex dragged on the sector, ending the session 6.5% lower, after the Zara owner posted interim nine-month and quarterly results.
    Sam Meredith,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of end
Verb
  • The number of job openings and people quitting their jobs ticked upward in October while layoffs edged down, signaling a modest improvement in hiring conditions amid a broader tightening in the labor market.
    Tobias Burns, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
  • When employers might welcome your leaving There are many reasons why an employer might push people to quit.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of quit
Verb
  • Prisons were uniquely bad for spreading the virus and some inmates were released in part to stop the spread.
    Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Apply for roles that excite you, but don’t stop there—find a point of contact within each company and start building relationships.
    Wasim Hajjiri, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of stop
Verb
  • If your care involves medications prescribed by multiple healthcare providers, cardiac-specific medications should only be discontinued/held/changed by your cardiology providers.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
  • This configuration was discontinued to make way for a new design released in 2015, but there’s an old school charm that was lost in translation along the way.
    Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of discontinue
Verb
  • Advertisement First, a lead contamination crisis halted work for a month.
    Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Efforts to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas faltered last month after Qatar halted talks with mediators from Egypt and the United States, citing frustration with the lack of progress.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of halt
Verb
  • That December, van Gogh famously cut off his left ear, and Gauguin returned to Paris.
    Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
  • There have been complaints of the Fitbit app cutting off the top parts of the interface, making certain controls and pieces of information inaccessible.
    Andrew Williams, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of cut off
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