care package

noun

Definition of care packagenext
as in contribution

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Recent Examples of care package About 45 people from Maine and Massachusetts traveled to the Burlington facility on Tuesday with six care packages containing food, essential items such as soap, and even a flower. — Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 29 Apr. 2026 After sending Dalton a care package filled with surprises, including a gift card for more of his favorite meal, the company decided to take it a step further. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026 Her family has now spent at least $2,000 on care packages, but none have reached her son. — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026 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. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for care package
Recent Examples of Synonyms for care package
  1. contribution
  2. offering
  3. subsidy
  4. grant
  5. present
  6. presentation
  7. gift
  8. tithe
Noun
  • Members of other industry unions also get residuals, either directly — for SAG-AFTRA and the Directors Guild of America — or in the form of contributions to their pension and health funds, for IATSE and other below-the-line unions.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Still, his 2026 has been much closer to his old self, with positive defensive contributions and offensive stats more in line with his career averages.
    — Ian Miller, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of contribution
Noun
  • China has long tried to make a lithography machine that could be competitive with non-Chinese offerings, as part of a broader effort to build its own semiconductor industry.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In today's commodity market, where products and services often share similar prices and offerings, customer experience stands out as the key differentiator.
    — Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of offering
Noun
  • The subsidy headlined a gaudy incentive package offering property and sales tax exemptions, discount electricity and payments for infrastructure in exchange for about 9,000 jobs.
    — Mark Dee August 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 Aug. 2026
  • As Brun was growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, Hawaii’s sugarcane plantations were shutting down amid growing international competition and the removal of a federal sugar-industry subsidy.
    — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of subsidy
Noun
  • Part of the grant includes a mandate for students to learn basic use of artificial intelligence, according to DeProw.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2026
  • That trait carried over when Staunton was named the Gatorade Player of the Year for girls soccer and had a $1,000 grant to direct to the community program of her choice.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of grant
Noun
  • Local Color founder and Executive Director Erin Salazar will be honored alongside Adams with the History Maker award, which is given to an individual who is actively involved in charting San Jose’s present and future.
    — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • By trading Burakovsky, signing Roman Kantserov, re-signing Connor Bedard, acquiring Bowen Bryam and Jordan Greenway, and signing Patrick Kane, Ian Cole and Cole Smith, the Blackhawks altered their present and future.
    — Scott Powers, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of present
Noun
  • The hearing will also feature presentations from representatives of insurance companies.
    — Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The best part of the competition is taking a deep dive into a specific topic, Wadkins said, and also listening to the other students’ presentations to learn more about a specific time or person in history.
    — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of presentation
Noun
  • The Herald reported Whitaker’s statement on July 17 in a story that first disclosed the GMCVB’s ticket gift to Rodriguez through the commissioner’s political action committee, A Bolder Florida.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • Reid’s constancy is one of the gifts that has led him to the pinnacle of the NFL as the fourth-winningest coach in league history.
    — Vahe Gregorian July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Definition of gift
Noun
  • Concerns over donations The dispute centers on tithes, donations in which church members give 10% of their income to the organization.
    — Giles Hudson, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Until now, David had always made his tithes of 10 percent to the church.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
Definition of tithe

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“Care package.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/care%20package. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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