jam-packing

verb

present participle of jam-pack
as in filling
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-packing Instead of jam-packing your vacation with back-to-back excursions – which costs add up quickly for a family – enjoy the beautiful nature Hawaii is known for. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jam-packing
  1. filling
  2. packing
  3. loading
  4. cramming
Verb
  • After filling our brushes with mouthwash from docking station reservoirs, Sarah and I brushed our teeth side-by-side (a first for both of us professionally).
    — Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Community soil scientists Lynn Fang and Maggie Smart-McCabe will demonstrate filling mesh socks with compost, microbes and fungal mycelium.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of filling
Verb
  • Her travel wardrobe trick is packing around a palette; in this case, a summery blend of blues with pops of marigold and mint layered in.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
  • By packing dirt around a branch still attached to a tree, the branch will grow roots.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of packing
Verb
  • The splash screen that appears when loading up Orbitals, showing Shapefarm and publisher Kepler Interactive’s logos, is soaked in retro-futuristic bright neon like Apple’s back in the 80s.
    — George Yang, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The roofline is flatter, the rear compartment is more accommodating, and loading bulky stuff is easier.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of loading
Verb
  • The actress was surprised when, in her estimation, Jacobs was cramming more Boy Meets World into the follow-up show than she had been led to believe.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The roommates’ incompatible goals and perennial brokeness lead to side-splitting conflicts, with Shelby cramming for her GED while Kaitlin’s greatest ambition is to throw an epic island party.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of cramming

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“Jam-packing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jam-packing. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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