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as in filled
containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible
the auditorium was packed
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as in crowded
having little space between items or parts
a densely packed sequence of events
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as in plugged
to close up so that no empty spaces remain
carefully pack the food containers so we'll have as much as possible for the picnic
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as in loaded
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
I had packed the suitcase so tightly that it wouldn't close
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as in carried
to support and take from one place to another
remember to pack several changes of clothing
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Recent Examples of packed
Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 13 Dec. 2024
This spot stocks sweets like halwa, a kind of nutty fudge, as well as dates and spices sold packed and ready-to-go, perfect for travel gifts.
—Rachel Morris, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Dec. 2024
When Blunt first came onto the stage, the packed audience gave her a large ovation.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Leaders who are successful in tomorrow’s workplace won’t be those with the most packed calendars.
—Melissa Daimler, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Their views were like those of many others in the vast, packed bowl.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 13 Dec. 2024
This spot stocks sweets like halwa, a kind of nutty fudge, as well as dates and spices sold packed and ready-to-go, perfect for travel gifts.
—Rachel Morris, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Dec. 2024
When Blunt first came onto the stage, the packed audience gave her a large ovation.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Leaders who are successful in tomorrow’s workplace won’t be those with the most packed calendars.
—Melissa Daimler, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for packed
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Wearing a mask, especially in crowded indoor areas, can help minimize transmission of not just SARS-CoV-2, but all respiratory viruses.Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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Founded by coffee enthusiast and marketing expert David Boucher, Escape Cafe stands out in the crowded specialty coffee niche, offering customers the highest quality beans and blends roasted just right every time.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Every single one of the plush velvet seats was filled, and the air was full of laughter, chatter and electric anticipation.Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Rarely are the parking lots completely filled with cars other than on key holiday shopping days.David Moin, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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The researchers successfully loaded the flower particles with a cancer drug and injected them into mice.Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
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This situation bodes well for 2025 and 2026, both of which have loaded film slates.Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
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This marks the show’s return to FOX, which carried the show from its 1990 inaugural broadcast through 2006.Paul Grein, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024
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For example, of the 2,430 Major League Baseball games played during the 2024 regular season, only 150 were carried nationally on traditional broadcast or streaming channels.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Photo : Will Myers The swimming pool is positioned below the house, where it’s surrounded by dense greenery.Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
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Parts of the dense, equatorial mainland, as well as the islands that lay off the shore of the nascent capital, Cayenne, would be turned into labor camps and prisons for the most serious criminal offenders in mainland France.Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
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Listen to this article Loading your audio article A woman who snuck aboard a Delta flight from JFK airport to Paris was hauled back to the United States on Wednesday and could face federal charges for the stowaway stunt, the Daily News has learned.John Annese, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
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As depicted in the film, which uses extensive archival and more recent vérité footage to chart decades of on-again, off-again destruction, bulldozers raze a school and homes, wells are filled with cement and power generators are hauled away.Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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Choosing heels with a thicker heel or platform can also provide more support and stability.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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The Chick-fil-A sauce, thick and gloppy and even sweeter, only made things worse.Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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They had been transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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For example, the Financial Times reported guests invited to a factory in the UK this year were served with drinks from a coffee machine that had been transported more than 100 miles from another plant because staff there were not allowed to buy one.Michael Wayland, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Packed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packed. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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