packed (up or off)

verb

Definition of packed (up or off)next
past tense of pack (up or off)
as in exited
to leave a place often for another with the dinner conversation becoming more and more desultory, the time had clearly come to pack off

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for packed (up or off)
  1. exited
  2. departed
  3. cut out
  4. went
  5. evacuated
Verb
  • Rodriguez then allegedly exited his vehicle and climbed into the passenger side of the woman's car and demanded her keys.
    Christina Shaw, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The 2018 police report provides few details regarding how the confrontation went down, whether anyone exited their vehicles or how long the interaction lasted, his attorneys said.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of exited
Verb
  • The department advised on Friday that a third flight departed with 97 on board, bringing the total number of individuals evacuated through the charters to roughly 350.
    Helena Skinner, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Adriana Diaz, who anchored on Saturday, departed last month to co-host CBS Mornings Plus, the new third hour of the network’s morning show, along with Tony Dokoupil.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of departed
Verb
  • The film cuts out before another beat that would establish Paxton’s evolution one way or another.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Although Bay had their work cut out for them, Kundananji went on to score the game-winning goal to bring the final scoreline to a 3-2 victory.
    Jackie Gutierrez, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of cut out
Verb
  • Sandro went small, launching the mini-version of its Tangoso hobo in new colors and a canvas version too, and added cute styling for footwear with boat shoes pre-flipped down at the back for a slip-on feel.
    Rhonda Richford, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Silicon Valley walked in like in the way Elon Musk walked into Twitter and went, ‘How many people work here?
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of went
Verb
  • Around 15 people were evacuated from the lake’s recreational areas, including a campground and the nearby canyon.
    Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • About 500 people were evacuated for hours after the accident to spare them exposure to the hazardous plume from the chemical used by farmers to add nitrogen fertilizer to the soil and in large buildings as a refrigerant.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of evacuated
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Thesaurus Entries Near packed (up or off)

packed (up or in)

packed (up or off)

packet

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“Packed (up or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packed%20%28up%20or%20off%29. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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