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as in salary
British
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services
his monthly wage packet contained just enough to allow him to rent a one-bedroom flat
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as in bundle
chiefly British
a very large amount of money
that town house in Mayfair cost a packet
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Recent Examples of packet
Think of the next-hop journeys of packets along the Internet – there are similarities there.
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John Werner, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
An information packet and an American flag are placed on a chair before the start of a naturalization ceremony at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Miami Field Office on August 17, 2018, in Miami, where 142 citizenship candidates from 33 countries took the Oath of Allegiance.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
This recipe is traditionally made with a packet of gravy mix and a packet of ranch dressing mix.
—Mary Claire Britton, Southern Living, 8 July 2025
Since the Blue Envelope Program was launched countywide on April 1, police departments have distributed 48 packets, Russell said.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
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John Werner, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
An information packet and an American flag are placed on a chair before the start of a naturalization ceremony at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Miami Field Office on August 17, 2018, in Miami, where 142 citizenship candidates from 33 countries took the Oath of Allegiance.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
This recipe is traditionally made with a packet of gravy mix and a packet of ranch dressing mix.
—Mary Claire Britton, Southern Living, 8 July 2025
Since the Blue Envelope Program was launched countywide on April 1, police departments have distributed 48 packets, Russell said.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for packet
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In fact, one reviewer purchased a previous iteration of this bag and came back almost two decades later to buy it again.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
12 July 2025
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Over two years of regular use, this versatile bag has taken a beating, but doesn’t show it thanks to its thick, water-repellent fabric that’s easy to spot clean.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 July 2025
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On the other hand, the club also intends to bring salaries and fees down to a more sustainable level.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Lazard will have a base salary of $2.25 million this upcoming season.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
14 July 2025
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Lastly, Hulu + Live TV bundles Discovery Channel into all its live TV plans.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
20 July 2025
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Amazon disclosed in its terms that the bundle of Prime benefits is subject to change, the court said.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
17 July 2025
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By the time lawmakers voted on the bills in the clean energy package, DTE and Consumers had become largely neutral on it.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
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Nintendo’s Switch 2 console launched last month in two distinct purchasing configurations: One was a vanilla base package, priced at $449.99, which only contained the device itself and no extras.—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Over 90% of the department's budget makes up personnel costs, including wages, benefits and pension contributions.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
The Courier-Journal,
22 July 2025
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However, the paper says those benefits fade over time and many certificate holders end up earning poverty-level wages, according to a 2021 study.—
Staff,
USA Today,
21 July 2025
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As founder and majority owner of Citadel LLC, Griffin oversees tens of billions in assets, and his 80 percent stake in Citadel Securities—a dominant player in U.S. equity trading—has helped fuel a personal fortune estimated at $48 billion.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
18 July 2025
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Last December, the US imposed sanctions on Georgia’s shadow ruler, Bidzina Ivanishvili, a billionaire who made his fortune in Russia in the 1990s.—
Jill Dougherty,
CNN Money,
16 July 2025
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When not needed, this section folds away neatly in the front of the pack.—
Will Porter,
Travel + Leisure,
14 July 2025
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The research also analyzed what differentiates disruptive leaders from the rest of the pack.—
Jim DeLoach,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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More: Car buyers set a record with more than $1,000-a-month car payments in Q2 Jamie L. LaReau is the senior autos writer who covers Ford Motor Co. for the Detroit Free Press.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
12 July 2025
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In the four years since NIL payments began in 2021, collectives affiliated with specific schools have made hundreds of millions in deals with athletes just like those the CSC described in its examples.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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“Packet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packet. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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