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packing

noun as in material used to fill space

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“I’m packing my patience,” said Jamie Haley, a marketing consultant based in Palm Springs, Calif. She’s planning to travel Friday to Toronto for a friend’s wedding, with a layover in Phoenix.

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She urged people to "keep an eye" on their bags while at the site and avoid packing "precious" things.

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Many of the academics seeking work visas were educated here, Mr. Strow added, and it makes little sense to send them packing after they complete their studies.

It'd be wrong to suggest it was politicians who sent Andrew packing.

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She stuffed the packing materials into her crate and carried it into the garage.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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