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pack off

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  1. Also,. Send someone (or something) away unceremoniously, as in As soon as the children are packed off to bed, I'll call you back, or She told Anne she'd pack her things off as soon as she had a chance. [First half of 1700s]

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And when I take the pack off, at the end of the walk, I feel as if I’m flying.

From Slate • Sep. 16, 2023

"When I can top my battery pack off in five or 10 minutes ... then it doesn't really matter too much what that range is, whether it's 150 miles or 300 miles," Luebbe said.

From Reuters • Jul. 11, 2022

New Line has asked Daley and Goldstein to begin a take on a sequel to this film, examining where the Griswolds pack off to now that another visit to Walley World has been undertaken.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2015

I took his pack off of my shoulders, which immediately erupted into a spasm of cramping.

From Salon • Sep. 8, 2013

Once I’m safely in my room, door shut, I pull the top ice pack off the bottom one.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

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