packed (up or in)

verb

Definition of packed (up or in)next
past tense of pack (up or in)
1
as in ceased
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 abandoned
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 packed (up or in)
  1. ceased
  2. abandoned
  3. ended
  4. stopped
  5. discontinued
  6. halted
  7. quit
  8. cut off
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  • Earlier this year, the company abruptly ceased operations at its Jacksonville, Florida, facility and began working to set up the assembly plant in Ontario to assemble commercial electric delivery vans and trucks.
    Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
  • The company has identified material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting and has ceased its remediation plan due to the pending merger.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of ceased
Verb
  • Second, most congressional Republicans have abandoned ethical norms.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Many families took their losses and abandoned their lands to seize opportunities for financial success in major Italian cities when the future for those in the country looked bleak.
    Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of abandoned
Verb
  • The medical condition that ended Henrik Lundqvist’s playing career has set him up to make his next great save.
    Carol Schram, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The deal then closed the day after, so our bidding war ended three days after our actual premiere.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of ended
Verb
  • But that hasn’t stopped the likes of Lego and Hasbro from pushing ahead.
    Andrew Webster, The Verge, 4 Oct. 2024
  • According to the complaint, Roe stopped working for Brooks and moved to Mississippi around May 2021.
    Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of stopped
Verb
  • Omega did drop a model in 2012 to honor this feat but discontinued it in 2021.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Tesla has officially discontinued its most affordable electric car, the Model 3 Standard Range Rear-Wheel-Drive.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of discontinued
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  • Qatar has halted its mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas, citing a lack of willingness from both sides to engage constructively, according to a diplomatic source briefed on the matter.
    Keir Simmons, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • But the execution was halted after the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence issued a subpoena for Roberson to testify about his case, an unprecedented gambit that led to a partial stay of execution from the Texas Supreme Court.
    Dakin Andone, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of halted
Verb
  • The attempt to reduce the federal workforce is a push against on remote work—especially if government workers quit as a result of the initiative.
    Chris Westfall, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway was the last album that Genesis recorded before Peter Gabriel quit the band to launch a solo career.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of quit
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  • Earlier this week, Bangladesh's High Court ordered a high-level probe into the conglomerate’s power supply deal to the country—as the Adani group threatened to cut off power supply to the country over $850 million in unpaid dues.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Her body was eventually tossed off a cliff but the teens returned later and mutilated her corpse, cutting the body at least 180 times, removing a portion of a lung and cutting off her fingers, court records show.
    Marty Roney, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of cut off
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“Packed (up or in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packed%20%28up%20or%20in%29. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.

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