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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But unlike Tutankhamen’s tomb, whose chambers were found packed with artifacts during a 1922 excavation, the tomb of Thutmose II had been all but emptied out.
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Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The absolutely packed boxed set contains everything a group needs to play the game like dice, maps, rules and even a full 10 story adventure path.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Even at the end of a putrid season last December, Soldier Field was still pretty packed for the post-Christmas snoozefest against the Seattle Seahawks.
—Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
There was a packed house Sunday at the Alviso South Bay Yacht Club for a ceremony honoring Thomas Foon Chew, an influential Chinese American immigrant from the late 19th and early 20th centuries who owned Bayside Canning Co. in Alviso.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
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Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The absolutely packed boxed set contains everything a group needs to play the game like dice, maps, rules and even a full 10 story adventure path.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Even at the end of a putrid season last December, Soldier Field was still pretty packed for the post-Christmas snoozefest against the Seattle Seahawks.
—Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
There was a packed house Sunday at the Alviso South Bay Yacht Club for a ceremony honoring Thomas Foon Chew, an influential Chinese American immigrant from the late 19th and early 20th centuries who owned Bayside Canning Co. in Alviso.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Packed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/packed. Accessed 5 Mar. 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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