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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Both come in unbeaten, and after splitting two games last season (BGA winning 28-21 in the state semifinals), expect a packed house and a playoff atmosphere.
—Cecil Joyce, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Somebody’s now in a headlock, and there’s a surge of packed bodies moving in a swelling tide of shirt-tugging and shouting.
—Jonathan Terrell, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Polls show Mamdani holds a commanding lead in the mayor's race against a packed field that includes current Mayor Eric Adams, former Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
Both come in unbeaten, and after splitting two games last season (BGA winning 28-21 in the state semifinals), expect a packed house and a playoff atmosphere.
—Cecil Joyce, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Packed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/packed. Accessed 25 Sep. 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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