packages

noun

plural of package
1
as in bundles
a wrapped or sealed case containing an item or set of items got a job sorting packages in the mail room

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2
as in clusters
a number of things considered as a unit ate a whole package of cookies at once

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Recent Examples of packages One of those pay packages gave thousands of civilian city workers raises of about 24% over five years. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026 Diamond could serve as a heat spreader or substrate in advanced chip packages, helping move heat away from hotspots. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026 The Longhorns’ pressure packages got home enough to rush Simmons into incompletions and batted balls. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026 Judah Levine, Freightos' head of research, said in addition to higher fuel, demand for fast shipping of hardware used to build data centers is helping to boost air freight rates, even weeks before peak last-minute holiday packages take to the skies. — Laya Neelakandan,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026 Police have not confirmed who left the packages outside the property or who was responsible for distributing them to the children. — Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2026 Content oversight provided by Studio 1847 Around 1 million people travel to Turkey for a hair transplant each year, according to Anadolu Agency, drawn by competitive pricing and all-inclusive travel packages. — Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026 Parking is free, and there will be shuttles to take you and your packages to your car. — Tracy Trobridge, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2026 No country seems to illustrate this better than Turkey, which now performs a large share of the world’s hair transplants each year, a position built on competitive pricing, all-inclusive travel packages and a high-volume delivery model. — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for packages
  1. bundles
  2. clusters
  3. bags
  4. batches
  5. packets
  6. arrays
  7. packs
  8. collections
Noun
  • Pricing remains an open question, but as with Disney or other companies creating their own bundles, there will likely be a significant financial incentive for consumers to sign up for the bundle rather than each individual service.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Bringing free and subscription services together creates opportunities to better serve viewers, connect audiences, and build smarter bundles.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of bundles
Noun
  • Two other large, bright open star clusters in this region that look great in 10x50 binoculars are the glittering stars of NGC 752 in Andromeda and M34, a bright, hazy patch in Perseus.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Talks for arrangements that would see Moonshot rent access to clusters of 8,000 or more Blackwell GPUs hosted in the region have taken place, one source said.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of clusters
Noun
  • This fall, that means no skinny jeans, chunky dad sneakers, bags with logos, or all-black outfits.
    — Valeriya Chupinina, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2026
  • According to prosecutors, Joseph came back half an hour later and started throwing bags of jewelry and women's clothes on the front yard and sidewalk.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of bags
Noun
  • The couple gives the dough two days to rise before boiling and baking, then brings small batches to farmers markets.
    — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Leftover grease can affect future batches of icing, while soap residue can leave an unwanted taste.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of batches
Noun
  • Others pulled open packets, smeared on cream and networked with others interested in getting in early on the city’s next big thing.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Starting Monday, Jetty drinks and ready-to-mix electrolyte packets will be on shelves at Whole Foods grocery stores and available online at Target and Amazon.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of packets
Noun
  • These eight new arrays will boost the station's available power by a total of 30%, according to NASA officials.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Its four fixed radar arrays are designed to improve the ship’s ability to detect and track aircraft, cruise missiles, and ballistic missile threats.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of arrays
Noun
  • Children on the West Ridge, a slightly elevated filament of land on the island’s western side, would walk to school together in packs to make the cold easier to bear.
    — John Anglim, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The carmaker says its battery packs keep more than 90% of their original capacity on average after 100,000 miles of travel.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of packs
Noun
  • Today, the arboretum attracts more than 1 million visitors annually who visit the grounds to stroll among its living collections, including more than 100,000 plant specimens.
    — S. Sorrina Beecher, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Miami-Dade this year saw a 2% drop-off in Doral collections from a sales tax that’s added to most restaurant checks in the county.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of collections

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“Packages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packages. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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