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
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  • After Veda's sudden death, the company had ceased production, with fans and collectors willing to pay exorbitant amounts for one of the original 28 games that were created.
    Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
  • This philosophical novel consists of the diary entries of a woman for whom the days have ceased to pass.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of cease
Verb
  • Heller long dreamed of reviving it, but ambitions for a European Luna Luna tour, or for the city of Vienna to buy the project, were soon abandoned.
    Ian Malone, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Ashworth, 92, grew up in poverty, mostly in South Austin and East Austin during the 1930s and '40s, after his mysterious father abandoned the family.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of abandon
Verb
  • Next week: Mesa Ridge at Montrose, TBA No. 3 Pueblo West beat No. 19 Golden, 49-7: Two weeks removed from their first loss of the season, the Cyclones ended a streak of three straight Round of 16 exits with a rout of Golden.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
  • The president-elect, who has vowed to end federal policies that encourage EV sales, has previously targeted environmental regulations that mandate lower-pollution emissions.
    Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of end
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
Verb
  • Donations dwindle, while volunteers from the opposite side of the country stop coming or divert to another disaster.
    Jess Craig, Vox, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Johnny can’t stop holding onto his baggage with Kreese, but Daniel is dealing with something even bigger.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of stop
Verb
  • Beyond Meat continues to focus on cost-reduction initiatives and reviewing its global operations, which may include scaling back or discontinuing some operations in China.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
  • There may have also been confusion around management’s theoretical comments about discontinuing the use of Simul-frac, which has unlocked a lot of capital efficiencies.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of discontinue
Verb
  • The first practice session was halted barely eight minutes in after a loose concrete frame around a water valve cover hit Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari at high speed.
    Dan Cancian, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Protesters had sent petitions asking Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to halt Grayson's execution.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of halt
Verb
  • 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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