1
a
: compressed
packed snow
b
: that is crowded or stuffed
—often used in combination
an action-packed story
2
: filled to capacity
played to a packed house
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Examples of packed in a Sentence
Add one cup of firmly packed brown sugar.
One half cup loosely packed fresh parsley
Oranges are packed full of vitamin C.
The theater is always packed when he performs there.
bands playing to packed audiences
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The patio remains packed and the legendary oyster happy hour runs from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. daily.
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Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2024
In March, a man was shot in the head with his own gun after a brawl in a packed subway car.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 22 June 2024
Popular underground rappers sparred bar for bar to earn cash prizes and bragging rights as a packed crowd cheered them on.
—Briana Stewart, ABC News, 22 June 2024
The runners line up in the blocks, and the packed stadium goes silent in the seconds before the gun goes off.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 20 June 2024
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Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2024
In March, a man was shot in the head with his own gun after a brawl in a packed subway car.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 22 June 2024
Popular underground rappers sparred bar for bar to earn cash prizes and bragging rights as a packed crowd cheered them on.
—Briana Stewart, ABC News, 22 June 2024
The runners line up in the blocks, and the packed stadium goes silent in the seconds before the gun goes off.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 20 June 2024
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“Packed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/packed. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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packed
adjective1
: that is crowded or stuffed
—often used in combination
an action-packed story
2
: filled to capacity
performed before a packed stadium
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