care package
noun
: a package of useful or pleasurable items that is sent or given as a gift to another (such as a college student)
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Her mom sent her a care package, but when Deiaco-Smith went to pick it up from the post office, there was a language barrier with the attendant.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
Fill out this application form to request a pet supply care package.
—Audrina Sinclair, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Alongside the protest, organizers are collecting donations of clothes, hygienic products and food to stock community food boxes and to create care packages for in-need neighbors.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 30 Mar. 2026
What started as care packages has grown into a powerful platform.
—Najahe Sherman, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
Fill out this application form to request a pet supply care package.
—Audrina Sinclair, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Alongside the protest, organizers are collecting donations of clothes, hygienic products and food to stock community food boxes and to create care packages for in-need neighbors.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 30 Mar. 2026
What started as care packages has grown into a powerful platform.
—Najahe Sherman, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for care package
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“Care package.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/care%20package. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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