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care package

noun

Definition of care packagenext
as in contribution

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Recent Examples of care package So much so that players from programs like Oklahoma and Alabama have found opportunities to bring fans to games and send care packages after coming across posts that give some love to softball. — Molly Keshin, New York Times, 31 May 2026 That could mean a card, text or care package, and can occur weeks after a death when things are less chaotic but still emotionally raw. — Collaborative Colorado, Denver Post, 23 May 2026 And this could be an incredible option to reach for, whether a standalone, or as part of a greater care package for that special mother figure, who deserves all the pampering and self-care in this life. — Akili King, Essence, 5 May 2026 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 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
  • Moore’s contributions to the offense within training camp were immediate and obvious.
    — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The award celebrates lifetime contributions to painting, sculpture, architecture, music, and theater/film on a global scale.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of contribution
Noun
  • Every September 11th, people assemble near Ground Zero for the tolling of a bell, the whispering of prayers, the offering of flowers, the waving of flags.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026
  • One robust offering comes from Virtue Labs, which nourishes the scalp and addresses thinning hair.
    — Carly Cardellino Vaccaro, InStyle, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of offering
Noun
  • Quantifying the cost of disruptions — from fuel subsidies and emergency imports to lost output and idle workers — would make the case for resilience more tangible.
    — Nana Menya Ayensu, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Those companies currently operate the Ariane 6 and Vega-C rockets, which have proven reliable but are only marginally competitive, even with the assistance of government subsidies.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of subsidy
Noun
  • The community received disproportionate federal grants to rebuild, as many were excluded from city and state grant programs due to Chinatown being located outside of the scope to receive that funding, the report said.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The grant program is the brainchild of The Equity Studio, which was founded by investor Anna Sweeting, and the entrepreneur Nancy Twine of Makers Mindset.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of grant
Noun
  • Not to mention the quandary price-lopping presents from a copyright perspective.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 14 Sep. 2026
  • High-Mach flight presents engineering challenges that go far beyond simply making an aircraft travel faster.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of present
Noun
  • As some selectors are being eliminated so is the traditional system of presentation.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The road to the end of the very long Emmy season takes place over most of your Labor Day holiday weekend with the two-night presentation of what were formerly called the Creative Arts Emmy Awards but now are simply being called the Emmy Awards.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of presentation
Noun
  • Palestinians possess no natural gift for grief and there is nothing beautiful about enduring destruction and death.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The children were learning how to make gift bags and perfume, a free workshop that offered them a brief respite from Cuba's realities.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of gift
Noun
  • The criticism has been compounded due to the Mormon requirement that members donate 10% of their income to the church as a tithe, according to the Mormon Church’s website.
    — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 1 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of tithe

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“Care package.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/care%20package. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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