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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Many of her longtime neighbors, mostly Old Master paintings, had been packed away and shipped to the nearby Breuer building, formerly the home of the Whitney Museum, while the Frick underwent a large-scale renovation and expansion.
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Just fold up the cloth board and pack away the checkers when you’re done for an easy clean-up.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
Travel steamers for clothes are also compact and easily pack away in your suitcase for travel.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Extra Large Moving Bags $40 $24 at Amazon Not everything in your home or apartment will need to be packed away in bulky boxes.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2024
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Just fold up the cloth board and pack away the checkers when you’re done for an easy clean-up.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
Travel steamers for clothes are also compact and easily pack away in your suitcase for travel.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Extra Large Moving Bags $40 $24 at Amazon Not everything in your home or apartment will need to be packed away in bulky boxes.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2024
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 30 Mar. 2025.
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