pack away
phrasal verb
packed away; packing away; packs away
: to put (something) in a safe place to be used at a later time
It's time to pack away your winter clothes.
Her grandmother's dolls had been packed away in the attic for many years.
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But don’t pack away your binoculars just yet.
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Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
In the trailer, it is shown that if you are caught indulging in a brief moment of pleasure, you are packed away into a human-sized cardboard box and quickly discarded into a heap of other passionate offenders.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
This weekender bag from Etronik features a bottom zippered shoe compartment that’s great for packing away several pairs of shoes or even a smaller compression packing cube with extra clothes.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
Swap Out Citrus Hues, Swap in Earth Tones Kelly recommends packing away your lightweight linens, bright citrus hues, and breezy cottons.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
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Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
In the trailer, it is shown that if you are caught indulging in a brief moment of pleasure, you are packed away into a human-sized cardboard box and quickly discarded into a heap of other passionate offenders.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
This weekender bag from Etronik features a bottom zippered shoe compartment that’s great for packing away several pairs of shoes or even a smaller compression packing cube with extra clothes.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
Swap Out Citrus Hues, Swap in Earth Tones Kelly recommends packing away your lightweight linens, bright citrus hues, and breezy cottons.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pack away
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“Pack away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pack%20away. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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