as in to exit
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 pack (up or off)
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While stocks may continue their short-term celebration, the long-term sustainability of this rally is being undermined by something few are talking about: a major foreign holder of U.S. debt may be exiting the market in protest.—
Joel Shulman,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025 -
Wong remained in the game to finish the inning but soon exited.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Our reporters talk to each other and move around candidates from one category to another.—
Alexandra York,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The bill also included moving $1.1 million from the Constitutional Defense Fund into the Legislative Legal Defense Fund.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Apr. 2025
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Fields and Wilson departed this offseason, while backup Skylar Thompson was signed and Rudolph returned, possibly starting if the Steelers don't sign Rodgers and make a big trade.—
Ryan Deto,
Axios,
31 Mar. 2025
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King said records show the plane arrived there March 22 and departed the day of the crash.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2025
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Prosecutors asked at Monday’s bond hearing why the family had not been about to bail out Karmelo after raising that amount of money, KDFW reported.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Apr. 2025
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Scott Olson/Getty Images Trump spent $28 billion in his first term helping farmers hurt by tariffs All told, the first Trump administration spent $28 billion bailing out farmers.—
Danielle Kurtzleben,
NPR,
12 Apr. 2025
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Perry shared a series of photographs of Lucio growing up: at 3 months, 7 months, and a year old, with his hair getting longer and curlier each time, before bringing the now 18-month-old Lucio into the video.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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In the game, Joel intercedes by shoving the man, Seth, and telling him to get the hell out.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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If one or two bounces had gone the other way, Dartmouth would have advanced to the final four for the first time in school history.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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His scorecard was spectacular in the early going with six consecutive threes marked on his scorecard.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Dolton must dig out from Henyard’s disastrous tenure, and April 1 marks the beginning of that journey.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2025
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Before the trucks could tear up the original grass, every sprinkler head had to be dug out of the ground — and there are 3,000 of them.—
Tod Leonard,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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Moments later, Tomas walked out of the house carrying Alicia, who was able to reunite with her father.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Trump reportedly walked out of a negotiating session, and the Ivy League school ended up expanding elsewhere.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Pack (up or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pack%20%28up%20or%20off%29. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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