as in exiting
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 packing (up or off)
Verb
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Center Jonny King is considered questionable for Saturday’s contest after exiting in the second half against the Tar Heels.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025 -
The air-condition, heating and electricity automatically turns off when the keycard is taken out of its slot, but to avoid this many leave one card in the slot when exiting the room.—
Mattias Goldmann,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Both offenses are moving with little resistance thus far.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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Both injuries have significant implications for fantasy, as Jacory Croskey-Merritt is assured more touches in Washington moving forward; in Green Bay, Matthew Golden will have more chances to show his skills with Reed out in Week 3 and beyond.—
Jess Bryant,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Lock your home before departing.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
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He was then seen departing the residence about 55 minutes later.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Decades from now, Gibson’s grandchildren will be asking about the funny man running along with Gramps.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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And don’t forget to the cast of Baywatch running along Santa Monica Beach.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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Bricks look weathered and soot-stained, there’s graffiti on the walls, posters are peeling off them and shadows of moving people are even projected onto the windows of the train in the station.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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In which case, Kim’s group has a second method for peeling off individual atom-thick monolayers.—
Margo Anderson,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 Oct. 2018
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And finally… There Moses Simon and Wilfred Ndidi were, quietly minding their own business and walking out for a World Cup qualifier between South Africa and Nigeria, when the tunnel in Bloemfontein’s Toyota Stadium inexplicably turned into an ice rink.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Williams’ family daily told WCBS he was left unsupervised before walking out the school.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Soon after the officer began pushing on Addy’s stomach, the toy dislodged.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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However, the band’s decision to work with Raskulinecz again was definitely the right move, especially for the sound the band is pushing on this LP.—
Quentin Thane Singer,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Surveillance video shows Cobos-Martinez leaving the motel room, pulling out a machete and attacking Nagamallaiah.—
Nic F. Anderson,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Good on Iain for pulling out two miracles in one show.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Packing (up or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packing%20%28up%20or%20off%29. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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