pack (up or off)

verb

Definition of pack (up or off)next
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)
  1. exit
  2. move
  3. depart
  4. bail out
  5. get
  6. go
  7. dig out
  8. walk out
Verb
  • But rather confusingly, this fracas appears to have been staged so that duo can exit their top-secret careers as globe-trotting clandestine agents, disappearing together into civilian life.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Biden and first lady Jill Biden will exit the Capitol grounds by plane after the transfer of power and return to private life.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of exit
Verb
  • The couple had just moved from their modest fixer-upper in Altadena’s Janes Village to their dream home in architect Gregory Ain’s Park Planned homes, when the Eaton fire roared to life.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Still, the ramifications for those who lived and moved across the Utah territory during this time echo throughout American history.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of move
Verb
  • Melvin succeeded Hoda Kotb, who announced her plan to depart last year and had her last day on Friday.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
  • In this scenario, TikTok would die a slow death, as its technology degrades and its social fabric weakens with users departing for other platforms.
    Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of depart
Verb
  • Penn State nearly turned the ball over via interception, but Drew Allar’s bad pass was bailed out by a holding penalty.
    NBC News, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Democrats seem uninterested in bailing out Johnson — and by extension, Trump, on must-pass bills that can't get by the Freedom Caucus.
    Justin Green, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of bail out
Verb
  • People with low credit scores can also have trouble getting a loan or can be forced to borrow at higher interest rates.
    Noam N. Levey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Biden's plan was to enable applicants to stay with their families while immigration officials determined their cases, touting it as a far more humane way to carry out the process and get more people green cards or permanent resident status.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of get
Verb
  • Drafted by the Browns in 2010, McCoy had to go with the teams that wanted to give him a job.
    Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2025
  • But there’s also no shame going with the sidekick, who proved his mettle after 10 games out by not missing a single defensive beat.
    Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of go
Verb
  • Millions of people throughout the South are digging out and dealing with serious closures Saturday after a massive winter storm dumped several inches of snow.
    Daniel Amarante, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Sam Darnold was sacked on first down for a loss of 17, and Minnesota couldn’t dig out of the hole.
    Andrew Greif, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of dig out
Verb
  • Welch spent more than 20 minutes inside the restaurant, then walked out, leaving his firearms inside.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
  • From there, Hyde will walk out of the facility, decompress at home with his family a bit and then transform into game mode.
    Tim Graham, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of walk out
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Thesaurus Entries Near pack (up or off)

pack (up or in)

pack (up or off)

pact

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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 21 Jan. 2025.

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