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
  • There needs to be balance and some states should exit the program.
    David Shepardson, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Clients may lose faith in your ability to protect more than just their data and may decide to exit.
    Steve Gickling, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of exit
Verb
  • The team’s pattern of drafting college hitters who should move quickly says that that is not their mindset, so go spend some of Arte’s money.
    Keith Law, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Rookie of the year Luis Gil, making less than $1 million next season, and Nestor Cortes Jr, making $8.3 million before becoming a free agent in 2025, are prime targets to be moved from the Yankees.
    Tyler Small, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of move
Verb
  • By dawn, Assad had departed Damascus for Russia, without a word to the people his family had ruled—and gassed, imprisoned, tortured, and murdered—for a half century.
    Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement Maybe the Diamondbacks can unload Montgomery and replace the offense lost by departing free agents Christian Walker, Joc Pederson and Randal Grichuk.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of depart
Verb
  • Kyle Anderson bailed out a disgusting Warriors possession with a lefty layup, then Curry canned his third 3 to inch within three.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
  • She was bailed out by her birth mother, according to Rosie's social media post.
    Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of bail out
Verb
  • The way he's gotten to F1 has been a little difficult the last couple of years.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Anthopoulos said Grant Holmes will get a chance to win a starting job after impressing as both a reliever and starter in his 2024 rookie season.
    David O'Brien, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of get
Verb
  • But the committee went with the ACC this time, putting 11-2 SMU in the field as the last at-large team, the No. 11 seed with a first-round trip to Penn State on the docket, and leaving 9-3 Alabama out.
    Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Will his incoming attorney general or will his FBI director [go after Trump's political enemies]?
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of go
Verb
  • The two teams clashed in freezing conditions on Sunday, with Bills fans and staff having spent the weekend digging out snow so that the game could go ahead.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The most intense bouts of lake-effect snow will come to an end Tuesday, but some areas will only have about 24 hours or less to dig out before a storm sweeps through the region.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of dig out
Verb
  • Aiden walked out toward the road and waved down a driver who was able to drive him back home.
    Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
  • As the family walked out of the building, a stranger came up offering to take them across the border on foot – for a hefty fee.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of walk out
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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 Dec. 2024.

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