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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How does Jack get care packages?
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Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Equipped with maps and care packages, more than two dozen teams fanned out across Central OC, surveying the people who are living on the streets or in their cars in a vast region spanning from Westminster to Newport Beach.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Dozens of volunteers canvassed throughout Oakland County as part of the annual Point In Time count to offer transportation, emergency shelter, care packages and immediate support for anyone found outdoors.
—Heath Kalb, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Thousands of people signed a petition requesting leniency for Yamagami, and others have sent care packages to his relatives and the detention center where he’s being housed.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
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Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Equipped with maps and care packages, more than two dozen teams fanned out across Central OC, surveying the people who are living on the streets or in their cars in a vast region spanning from Westminster to Newport Beach.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Dozens of volunteers canvassed throughout Oakland County as part of the annual Point In Time count to offer transportation, emergency shelter, care packages and immediate support for anyone found outdoors.
—Heath Kalb, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Thousands of people signed a petition requesting leniency for Yamagami, and others have sent care packages to his relatives and the detention center where he’s being housed.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 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 31 Jan. 2026.
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