pack (up or in)

verb

Definition of pack (up or in)next
1
as in to cease
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end the auto company is downsizing and will be packing up operations at the local plant

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2
as in to abandon
to stop doing (something) permanently after two years of college, he decided to pack in that academic stuff and join the army

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pack (up or in)
  1. cease
  2. abandon
  3. end
  4. quit
  5. stop
  6. discontinue
  7. halt
  8. cut off
Verb
  • Here are some other services that will cease until a shutdown would end: Duties carried out by the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (OAWP) to review an invetigate reports of misconduct or poor performance.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Florida businesses receive millions of dollars in federal contracts, payments of which would cease in a shutdown.
    Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of cease
Verb
  • If the department’s predictions are correct, the U.S. would be essentially abandoning any pretense of trying to limit climate change.
    Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The Claridge Hotel’s former casino sits abandoned as well.
    Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of abandon
Verb
  • The turnover ended at five Stafford’s career best streak of games without an interception.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Socializing nearly always revolves around a specific activity, often out of the house, and with an implied start and end time.
    Lauren Mazzo, SELF, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of end
Verb
  • Chrystia Freeland quit on Monday after Trudeau offered her a lesser position.
    David Ljunggren, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • After 10 years as a Ram and in the NFL, Donald called his career quits this past offseason.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of quit
Verb
  • The Saints can’t stop the run (31st in defensive EPA per rush at -0.06).
    Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Of course, that doesn’t stop Jimmy from seeking out Wally (Kimberly Condict) — a woman who found a neighbor’s dog and decided to keep him — and forcing her to return Bandit to his rightful owner.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of stop
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  • The ball was discontinued by the monarchy in the mid 1950s, and later revived as an annual event, separate from the royal court, in the early 21st century.
    Kristen Tauer, WWD, 27 Dec. 2024
  • And then, surprisingly, in 2021, Patek discontinued the 5711, just as prices for them were skyrocketing during the Covid-19 pandemic.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of discontinue
Verb
  • The decision to halt the legislation — at least temporarily — was reached by top executive, legislative and judiciary bodies, Dabiri also said.
    Amir Vahdat and Nasser Karimi, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Mitsubishi Mirage Mitsubishi previously announced plans to halt production for the Mirage, a compact hatchback, for the U.S. market late this year.
    Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of halt
Verb
  • Mangione had cut off contact with family and friends for six months prior to the killing, and his mother filed a missing person report with the San Francisco Police Department in November.
    Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The deal permitted it to keep doing business with Medicare, despite a law mandating that criminal pharma firms be cut off.
    Bob Fernandez, ProPublica, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of cut off
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