PACKING (UP OR IN) Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

packing (up or in)

verb

present participle of pack (up or in)

as in ending

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end the auto company is downsizing and will be packing up operations at the local plant

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as in abandoning

to stop doing (something) permanently after two years of college, he decided to pack in that academic stuff and join the army

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Angels shortstop Zach Neto capped a 12-pitch at-bat in the eighth with a solo homer off Phillies reliever Jonathan Bowlan, tying the score 1-1 and ending a string of 30 consecutive innings without an extra-base hit for the Angels.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Sony has committed to ending production of new PlayStation discs starting in 2028, but Xbox has taken advantage of the negative sentiment around that, talking about game preservation with a new, rather cool, disc-to-digital system.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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Dual-piston hydraulic disc brakes with 180mm rotors handle stopping duties, an important part of controlling a large fat-tire e-bike in traffic or on a downhill section.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
The Chiefs focused their defense on stopping Barkley, and, while he was limited to 57 rushing yards on 25 carries, that opened up things for Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, who completed 17 of 22 passes.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Aug. 2026

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The bill is a response to the federal government’s discontinuing production of pennies.

— Jack Harvel August 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
The magazine claims that the company considered moving production of the four-door away from its primary factory in Stuttgart, Germany, as well as discontinuing it even sooner, before settling on gradually phasing out the model by 2030.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of discontinuing

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Craig, now a devoted granddad with a dry sense of humor, began working alongside his father at thirteen, quitting school even though teachers warned him that house moving was a dying trade.

— Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
Hep Spyder blamed Dwight for Buffo Carducci’s quitting on him back when Dwight was Hep’s tent boss.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of quitting

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But the index has stayed within 2% of the peak, the pullbacks so far halting a handful of points above what had been the top of the former multi-month range.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Harris credited Aledo’s coaching staff for halting the Panthers' offense in the second half.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026

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