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as in filled
containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible
the auditorium was packed
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as in crowded
having little space between items or parts
a densely packed sequence of events
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as in plugged
to close up so that no empty spaces remain
carefully pack the food containers so we'll have as much as possible for the picnic
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as in loaded
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
I had packed the suitcase so tightly that it wouldn't close
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as in carried
to support and take from one place to another
remember to pack several changes of clothing
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Recent Examples of packed
Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Vice President Harris and former President Trump spent the final days of the 2024 campaign crisscrossing crucial battleground states with packed schedules of massive rallies.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
The echoes of the audience shouting the lyrics ricocheted off the packed arena's walls.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Unlike most late fall festivals, Thessaloniki in Northern Greece regularly draws packed crowds of passionate and youthful patrons, largely thanks to the city’s significant student population.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Harris returns to the campaign trail Wednesday with a packed scheduled.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Vice President Harris and former President Trump spent the final days of the 2024 campaign crisscrossing crucial battleground states with packed schedules of massive rallies.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
The echoes of the audience shouting the lyrics ricocheted off the packed arena's walls.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Unlike most late fall festivals, Thessaloniki in Northern Greece regularly draws packed crowds of passionate and youthful patrons, largely thanks to the city’s significant student population.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for packed
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In a crowded market, especially in cannabis, authenticity sets you apart and turns consumers into loyal advocates.Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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Creating visually appealing content helps brands stand out in the crowded market, making their products more desirable.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recently, a friend who works at a major research company told me that many focus groups, particularly those conducted by low-quality agencies, are filled with professional participants who attend a toothpaste focus group in the morning and an instant soup group in the afternoon.Juan Isaza, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The share of vacancies filled by people who don't meet the state's standard teacher requirements has been growing.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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Typically containers can be loaded directly from ships onto trucks, but they are also often stacked on port grounds waiting to be picked up and moved.Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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The engineering—sky-high bridges, long tunnels in which passenger cars are loaded onto trains—is impressive, but the views are what seal the deal.Ann Abel, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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The White House Offer would lead customers to buy other Microsoft products that ran on Azure, the company’s cloud platform, which carried additional charges based on how much storage space and computing power the customer used.Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
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The Knights, led by fellow Sharks prospect Sam Dickinson, carried a nine-game win streak into Friday and had an overall record of 13-4-0-0.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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States with less dense populations tend to have less traffic, and people in rural communities often live closer to their jobs than those commuting to a city or taking an hourlong subway ride to work, Search Logistics found.Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2024
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In the app, the Wildfire Smoke Layer shows where smoke from those fires drifts and how dense that smoke is.Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Mules hauled food and supplies to the Buncombe County town of Black Mountain on Tuesday, Mountain Mule Packers wrote on Facebook.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
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Nearby residents hauled buckets of river water to flush toilets.Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
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Therefore, don’t be surprised to see bucks bedding right on the edge of thick cover within some of the areas noted above.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 22 Nov. 2024
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In almost any Auerbach oil painting, early or late, rawness is thick on the ground.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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After the suspect was hit, officers provided medical assistance and transported him to a hospital.Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Police transported the fans away on buses.Henry Austin, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Packed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packed. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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