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
  • The state ethics commission accused the Georgia Republican Assembly and its political action committee of failing to disclose more than $180,000 of contributions and other violations.
    — David Wickert, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
  • Some billionaires have also pledged philanthropic contributions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Definition of contribution
Noun
  • Back on land, horse riding has long been a mainstay of both hotel and tourist beach offerings.
    — Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
  • The Odyssey was the weekend’s sole new offering in wide release, unlike the filmmaker’s most recent title, Oppenheimer, which opened in July 2023 alongside Barbie as part of the phenomenon known as Barbenheimer.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 19 July 2026
Definition of offering
Noun
  • At the same time, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s vast economic reforms sparked high inflation after fuel subsidies were removed three years ago and the currency was devalued.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • This is the true bureaucracy standing in the way of housing that families can afford — not federal programs or subsidies helping those very families stay housed.
    — Jake Day, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2026
Definition of subsidy
Noun
  • The group also wants to add more reefs to other public access points in the next grant cycle.
    — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
  • The foundation engages in grant-making and research while also managing the historic Richard Pousette-Dart House and Studio in Suffern, New York.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 22 July 2026
Definition of grant
Noun
  • Women leave their purses unguarded and the envelopes not attached to presents on the gift table typically have cash in them.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • These rivers have not dried up but rather have been buried in concrete, and though Athens is no stranger to its present being dug up and overturned to showcase the past, this burial was a reversal.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Definition of present
Noun
  • Missouri residents can access informational presentations about Benton’s life work for free.
    — Zuri Primos July 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • One of the most intriguing parts of the evening involved the correspondents’ association’s annual journalism awards presentation.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of presentation
Noun
  • Staff visit mothers in the hospital, bring small gifts to celebrate their new babies, conduct developmental screenings and connect families with evaluations or services when needed.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • The gift is the latest step in an aggressive national expansion that has the 153-year-old university opening a New York City campus this fall, planning a graduate campus in West Palm Beach, and building a quantum-computing institute in Chattanooga.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of gift
Noun
  • Dispute over church donations The dispute had centered on donations known as tithes, which are made when a church member donates 10% of their income to the organization.
    — Giles Hudson, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • The push coincides with an emerging Christian subculture, from churches allowing congregants to tithe with digital coins to blogs promoting bitcoin as biblically sound.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
Definition of tithe

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