PACKAGES Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

packages

noun

plural of package

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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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

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Noun

Available options include Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ with ads, plus Netflix and HBO Max bundles.

— Sophie Dunne, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
Though the company is still throwing off bundles of cash, the profits aren’t good enough for a ravenous Wall Street, and the blood of 1,000 staff has been let as Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters attempt to change the record.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 Oct. 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

KitchenAid 7-Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer The generous 7-quart capacity and planetary mixing motion make this 500-watt mixer extremely effective for anyone who bakes regularly or in large batches.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Waiting for the last batches of mail-in ballots Many mail-in votes won’t arrive until days after Election Day.

— Philip Wang, Time, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of batches

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

That makes this plan a better fit for gradual archiving than rapid transfers of large collections.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
The store clearly distinguishes the three collections with the main collection on the ground floor, segmented by aesthetic, along with Genius, and then Grenoble housed on the second floor for customers seeking mountain, hiking or biking clothes.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026

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