as in to fill
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
we jam-packed the box with goodies for our sick friend
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Recent Examples of jam-pack
The one on East 12th Avenue in Congress Park is my go-to, with walls jam-packed with products and a wall of screws and nails and nuts and bolts that will leave you awestruck.
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Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2026
The chambers Thursday were jam-packed, with progressive advocacy groups who were vocal inside the room and grew even louder outside its doors after the council’s collective decision.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
Like most of Big Mistakes, this scene is noisy, jam-packed with fast cuts and overlapping dialogue and edited within an inch of its life.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
So many plot points and characters keeps things jam-packed in what’s essentially a Hallmark movie with a travel budget.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2026
The chambers Thursday were jam-packed, with progressive advocacy groups who were vocal inside the room and grew even louder outside its doors after the council’s collective decision.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
Like most of Big Mistakes, this scene is noisy, jam-packed with fast cuts and overlapping dialogue and edited within an inch of its life.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
So many plot points and characters keeps things jam-packed in what’s essentially a Hallmark movie with a travel budget.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jam-pack
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If the federal gas tax is suspended from June 1 through October 1, for example, Penn Wharton Budget Model estimates that a household filling up a 15-gallon tank once a week would save about $35 over those four months.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Gauthier moved to the middle for one shift as top-line winger Troy Terry filled his spot on right wing.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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The bird retina is complex and densely packed with more than a hundred cell types that work to render the world in great resolution.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
13 May 2026
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The Rimowa collection also features a cross-body bag in orange made in Italy from calf leather, a shopping bag, a trifold toiletry pouch and packing cubes.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Bubic walked second baseman Chase Meidroth, surrendered a single to third baseman Miguel Vargas and walked Murakami to load the bases with one out in the third inning.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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Leo Wilderman was walked intentionally to load the bases, bringing up Brown.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Nine months after they were forced to flee their dream home, the family of five is crammed into a 900-square-foot, two-bedroom bungalow on Mitch’s parents’ farm where the couple had lived as newlyweds.—
Nick Bowlin,
ProPublica,
18 May 2026
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Hundreds crammed into the Minnesota Capitol on Saturday, rallying to support DFL lawmakers demanding a vote on gun reform after wrapping up a days-long sit-in protest in the state House chambers.—
Reg Chapman,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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What sets a muffuletta, that iconic sandwich from New Orleans, apart from other sandwiches similarly stuffed with assorted deli meats is the olive salad that’s slathered across the bread.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 May 2026
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Throughout, visiting tourist Madeleine (Kristen Stewart) stuffs her face with every kind of meat, vegetable and carb while her father Phil (Woody Harrelson) is the one whose stomach miraculously swells.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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“Jam-pack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jam-pack. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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