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)
Verb
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Eyes on Peraza Oswald Peraza, a third base and bench option, is okay after exiting Tuesday’s game against the Red Sox early.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2025 -
Instead of redoubling decarbonization efforts, the U.S. and the European Union are rolling back climate laws, Canada is axing the consumer carbon tax, China and India are continuing to build coal plants, and corporations are exiting net zero climate commitments.—
Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The baby kept moving her fingers right around the dog's eyes, but Daisy Doo didn't care.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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Once the pandemic came along, Stegemann moved bit by bit from Hamburg out to Bender’s in the countryside.—
Fiona Bornhöft,
Architectural Digest,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Piers Morgan presided over a stormy encounter on his chat show, before one guest departed abruptly.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2025
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Marine Force one then departed for Joint Base Andrews.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In Lioness, Sheridan plays Cody Spears, a black ops sharpshooter who bails out Joe McNamara with a kill count in the hundreds.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2025
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Another key contributor was point guard Myles Walker, who scored 20 points and bailed out the Mustangs in the first half until Burries took charge in the third quarter with 13 points, enabling Roosevelt to pull away.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The job of prioritizing selections has only gotten more complicated as interest in women’s hoops has boomed.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Airports worldwide got a similar response last July, when a software glitch from cybersecurity company Crowdstrike caused a global IT outage that grounded thousands of flights worldwide.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Foscolo went 3-for-4 with 2 runs and an RBI for Hagerty (14-2), while Stephen Chucka had a triple, double and RBI and Brandon Levy and Nathaniel Rhodes each added doubles and an RBI.—
Steve Gorches,
Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2025
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That game was just the start of an epic back-and-forth that’s seen the coaches meet in two Final Fours — and win one apiece; go head-to-head in the NBA and Conference USA; and later share a state when Pitino led Louisville and Calipari helmed Kentucky.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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This all comes as the tourism industry continues to dig out of the hole left by the COVID-19 pandemic, which clobbered the hospitality sector.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2025
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Related Articles On electric road trip, Steph Curry showed what the Face of the NBA looks like Warriors dig out of early hole to beat Nets, cap 4-1 trip When will Jonathan Kuminga return?—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Later, the two walked out of the island hand in hand.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
12 Mar. 2025
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In the wake of the new directive to primarily work in person, unions have filed challenges with the Public Employment Relations Board and workers at the Education Department have walked out on the job.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Mar. 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 26 Mar. 2025.
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