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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
  • FedEx, meanwhile, doesn’t list Amazon as a key customer in its annual report, suggesting its revenue contribution is immaterial.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
  • That’s because this paper is intended to provide a roadmap to prioritize future contributions.
    — Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of contribution
Noun
  • Leading up to that day, people set up food offerings for deities in their homes, including a variety of fruit, such as pomelos and oranges.
    — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • With its latest invention, Domino’s has taken what would seem like a standard-issue, limited-time offering and inflated it into a statement of identity.
    — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of offering
Noun
  • Connecticut was among the few states helping to cover the loss of federal health insurance subsidies by earmarking millions of dollars to soften the blow for more than 150,000 Connecticut residents.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
  • But official data shows around 40 million people across the country still depend on government living subsidies.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of subsidy
Noun
  • The city alleges the nonprofit obtained a state grant through a fraudulent application and failed to properly notify officials or meet community-engagement requirements.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • This grant will fund the largest global research initiative devoted to the rise in breast cancer among younger women.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of grant
Noun
  • Hasan deftly handles political seriousness and an unfathomable history and present of war and punitive state violence against Palestinians.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In the film’s ostensible present, as the lengthy raid unfolds, a noble, unnamed police constable (Anurag Thakur) objects to his superiors’ methods and their persecution of Devi at large.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of present
Noun
  • The welcome ceremony also included a flyover by two B-1 bombers, platoons from each military service, and a presentation of the flags and anthems of both countries.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • IvyCraft is designed for researchers, students, educators, content creators, consultants, and teams that regularly turn source material into presentations, videos, podcasts, or visual content.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of presentation
Noun
  • Too obviously the gift of someone trying to seem casually cultured?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Hogan similarly asked jurors to disregard Flores’ request to be compensated for the value of future gifts that Muderrig might have purchased for her.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of gift
Noun
  • Federal fraud suit dismissed In July, a federal judge dismissed a fraud lawsuit brought by a group of former Gateway Church members, who accused the church and the Morrises of mishandling millions of dollars in church donations, or tithes.
    — Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of tithe

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“Care package.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/care%20package. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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