packing (up or in)

verb

Definition of packing (up or in)next
present participle of pack (up or in)
1
as in ending
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 abandoning
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 packing (up or in)
  1. ending
  2. abandoning
  3. stopping
  4. discontinuing
  5. ceasing
  6. halting
Verb
  • Kim Kardashian is ending the year on a high note, opening the first flagship in New York City for her rapidly expanding Skims brand, on Fifth Avenue in the heart of midtown.
    Booth Moore, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In fact, Best Buy’s revenues have declined 4% y-o-y in the first nine months of FY 2025 (year ending Jan 2025) and also fell 11% last year in FY 2024.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of ending
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  • Videos on social media showed Syrian forces abandoning their posts and melting away.
    Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Surveillance footage showed the suspect fleeing the scene on a bicycle, abandoning it in Central Park, and later boarding a bus at a station in Upper Manhattan.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of abandoning
Verb
  • Nothing is stopping you from trying out things.
    Adam Fayed, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Freezing foods below 0 degrees Fahrenheit (-18 degrees Celsius) keeps them safe for longer by stopping bacterial growth.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of stopping
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  • But to keep the federal government's approval of this expansion, Florida must comply with the federal rule that bans states from discontinuing children's health coverage during a yearlong period even when families stop paying their premiums.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Always talk to a healthcare provider before discontinuing any medication.
    Cathy Nelson, Verywell Health, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of discontinuing
Verb
  • Besides ceasing all demeaning and damaging comments, Banks’s attorney is asking for $1 million in damages.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Along with turning lights off at night, these additionally include ceasing the use of pesticides, insecticides and weed killers such as Roundup on lawns.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of ceasing
Verb
  • Over-blanching cooks the vegetable, while under-blanching stimulates enzyme activity instead of halting it.
    Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The judge issued a preliminary injunction halting the deal, which the companies can appeal.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of halting
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“Packing (up or in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packing%20%28up%20or%20in%29. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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