1
a
: compressed
packed snow
b
: that is crowded or stuffed
—often used in combination
an action-packed story
2
: filled to capacity
played to a packed house
Examples of packed in a Sentence
Add one cup of firmly packed brown sugar.
One half cup loosely packed fresh parsley
Oranges are packed full of vitamin C.
The theater is always packed when he performs there.
bands playing to packed audiences
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Nico Lang, Them., 21 Apr. 2025
Thomas and Novak pulled away from a packed leaderboard on Sunday, and battled it out down the stretch.
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In a 112-110 overtime win over the Clippers, a thrilling victory before a packed house at Ball Arena, the two sides of Jamal Murray encapsulated the two sides of the Denver Nuggets.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
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—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
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Nico Lang, Them., 21 Apr. 2025
Thomas and Novak pulled away from a packed leaderboard on Sunday, and battled it out down the stretch.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
In a 112-110 overtime win over the Clippers, a thrilling victory before a packed house at Ball Arena, the two sides of Jamal Murray encapsulated the two sides of the Denver Nuggets.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
In the packed two-hour finale, Matty works uneasily with former close friend and current boss Olympia (Skye P. Marshall) to discover whether Olympia's ex-husband Julian (Jason Ritter) was the guilty party.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Packed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/packed. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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packed
adjective1
: that is crowded or stuffed
—often used in combination
an action-packed story
2
: filled to capacity
performed before a packed stadium
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