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adjective

Definition of jam-packednext
1
as in packed
containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible a film jam-packed with spectacular action sequences

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2
as in crowded
having little space between items or parts the jam-packed placement of the chicken pieces in the frying pan prevented them from browning properly

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jam-packed

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verb

past tense of jam-pack
as in filled
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained we jam-packed the box with goodies for our sick friend

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jam-packed
  1. packed
  2. crowded
  3. filled
  4. dense
  5. loaded
  6. tight
  7. full
  8. thick
Adjective
  • Luckily that doesn’t require braving packed grocery stores and spending hours in the kitchen.
    Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The former is now in Texas working alongside Jimmy while being berated by new boss Travis, and the latter is at a cowboy bar catching a packed country music show.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of packed
Adjective
  • Wearing a mask, especially in crowded indoor areas, can help minimize transmission of not just SARS-CoV-2, but all respiratory viruses.
    Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Founded by coffee enthusiast and marketing expert David Boucher, Escape Cafe stands out in the crowded specialty coffee niche, offering customers the highest quality beans and blends roasted just right every time.
    Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of crowded
Verb
  • During the winter, the building filled with snow, and the basement became a frozen lake.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The humor is more sly and subtle than, say, Only Murders in the Building, but Bodkin is nonetheless a quirky gem of a series, with a colorful setting filled with likable, eccentric characters.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of filled
Adjective
  • As for roads, dense fog, winter storms and flash floods were snarling traffic across the U.S. In the Pacific Northwest, an atmospheric river was bringing heavy snow and rain to California, Oregon and Washington.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Limelight then follows standard steelmaking techniques to create a slag of impurities at the top of the brew, allowing dense pure iron to flow out through a channel below.
    Andrew Rosenblum, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of dense
Verb
  • The suspects then loaded the ATM onto a trailer attached to a U-Haul box truck and fled the area, authorities said.
    Maggie Ybarra, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Morrissey obtained a guilty verdict against Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the film armorer who loaded a live bullet into Baldwin’s gun.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of loaded
Adjective
  • The whole package is great fun, and everything wraps up in a blessedly tight 95 minutes (man, movies are way too long these days).
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Dart has good ball velocity and has shown flashes of throwing into very tight windows.
    Steve Bradshaw, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of tight
Adjective
  • Enjoy them as is, make them into spring rolls with rice paper, or add some rice vermicelli for a full meal.
    Christina Liao, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Against the Commanders, Pickett averaged 4.3 yards on his three rush attempts, and Barkley rushed for a 68-yard touchdown on Pickett’s first full drive of the game.
    Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of full
Adjective
  • Choosing heels with a thicker heel or platform can also provide more support and stability.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • My companion ordered a ramen dish of beef, thick noodles and a soy broth (niku udon, $16).
    Worth Sparkman, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of thick
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