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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To make their time a little easier, care packages are sometimes airdropped into the ocean – in 2014, that included letters of support from schoolchildren, and fried chicken from the Philippine fast food institution Jollibee.
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Rebecca Wright, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024
Hot Chocolate Mix Vanilla Bean Marshmallows Two Matching Biscuit Love Coffee Mugs
This special care package—with a host of rave reviews—is available online on Goldbelly for $149.95 and can be customized based on your Valentine’s preferences.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2024
The Germans allowed the airmen to receive Red Cross care packages filled with food, clothing, and recreational gear like baseballs and bats.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2024
Volunteer activities included preparing care packages for victims of gun violence and distributing voter information packets.
—Jeffrey Collins, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2024
During the pandemic, for instance, students collected funds to put together care packages for front-line workers.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2023
Shortly after, Ball sent Adonis a care package that included his rare Puma X LaMelo Ball MB.01 Digital Camo sneakers.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2024
Ida Fiore, a volunteer from Lake Forest, Ill., who has helped organize care packages for migrants, said that ever since a busload of migrants arrived in nearby Highland Park in December, city officials and residents have worked to gather supplies for them.
—Julie Bosman, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2024
Barbara Tibbetts received a dinner and care package, with paper towels and supplies, with a smile.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Nov. 2023
Rebecca Wright, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024
Hot Chocolate Mix Vanilla Bean Marshmallows Two Matching Biscuit Love Coffee Mugs
This special care package—with a host of rave reviews—is available online on Goldbelly for $149.95 and can be customized based on your Valentine’s preferences.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2024
The Germans allowed the airmen to receive Red Cross care packages filled with food, clothing, and recreational gear like baseballs and bats.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2024
Volunteer activities included preparing care packages for victims of gun violence and distributing voter information packets.
—Jeffrey Collins, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2024
During the pandemic, for instance, students collected funds to put together care packages for front-line workers.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2023
Shortly after, Ball sent Adonis a care package that included his rare Puma X LaMelo Ball MB.01 Digital Camo sneakers.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2024
Ida Fiore, a volunteer from Lake Forest, Ill., who has helped organize care packages for migrants, said that ever since a busload of migrants arrived in nearby Highland Park in December, city officials and residents have worked to gather supplies for them.
—Julie Bosman, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2024
Barbara Tibbetts received a dinner and care package, with paper towels and supplies, with a smile.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Nov. 2023
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“Care package.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/care%20package. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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