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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
Read our analysis of media CEOs’ rich compensation packages from this week’s issue of Variety.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 8 May 2026
Ticket packages offering access to the premium tower will also be available.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
And those costs will seep into everything from the price of groceries to what Amazon needs to charge to deliver its packages.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
The recall applies to EEMB lithium coin battery packs sold in five-, 10- and 20-count packages.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Jones and Scourton have the versatility to rush from the interior in specific packages, too.
—Mike Kaye
updated May 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
Since the company launched Prime Air, tens of thousands of packages have been delivered by drone across Metro Detroit.
—CBS News, 7 May 2026
Starting off with DirecTV, customers who sign up for one of the streaming service’s Entertainment, Choice or Ultimate signature packages will get the first three months of Paramount+ Premium included at no extra cost thanks to a limited-time premium channel promotion.
—Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
The standard packages are Rebalance and Energize, Detox & Optimal Weight, Advanced Longevity and Leaders Health & Performance.
—Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
Todd Spangler, Variety, 8 May 2026
Ticket packages offering access to the premium tower will also be available.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
And those costs will seep into everything from the price of groceries to what Amazon needs to charge to deliver its packages.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
The recall applies to EEMB lithium coin battery packs sold in five-, 10- and 20-count packages.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Jones and Scourton have the versatility to rush from the interior in specific packages, too.
—Mike Kaye
updated May 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
Since the company launched Prime Air, tens of thousands of packages have been delivered by drone across Metro Detroit.
—CBS News, 7 May 2026
Starting off with DirecTV, customers who sign up for one of the streaming service’s Entertainment, Choice or Ultimate signature packages will get the first three months of Paramount+ Premium included at no extra cost thanks to a limited-time premium channel promotion.
—Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
The standard packages are Rebalance and Energize, Detox & Optimal Weight, Advanced Longevity and Leaders Health & Performance.
—Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for packages
Noun
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Most jobs are bundles of tasks.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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My mother’s cousins and neighbors joined us; trays, coffee, and bundles of cloth—used to lay couscous grains out to dry in the sun—were passed from hand to hand.—
Boutheina Ben Salem,
Vogue,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Along its spiral arms, bright orange pockets mark areas where new star clusters are forming, carving out glowing bubbles in the surrounding material.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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Lion’s ear produce clusters of fuzzy orange flowers that give the plant its common name.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
Noun
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The sun was out, the bags were packed, and a family vacation to Bali was waiting on the other side of a long flight.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Video also showed some passengers coming down the slide with what looked to be their carry-on bags.—
Mead Gruver,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Since pharmaceutical companies typically make drugs and therapies in batches and plan those batches months in advance, some companies may not be able to increase estrogen patch production for a few months, Ganio said.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
10 May 2026
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At present, the team has only managed to showcase the catalyst under laboratory conditions in small batches.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
Noun
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The largest coffee and donut brand in the United States has teamed up with the Jel Sert Company to bring its tasty refresher flavors to retailers near you in convenient to-go packets that are perfect to throw in your purse, beach bag, or office bag.—
Molly Burford,
Southern Living,
12 May 2026
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Instead, small bags of chips or packets of oatmeal can be transferred into an open bin, and the boxes can be broken down and recycled to reclaim precious real estate.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Binoculars and telescopes, though, will provide an enhanced view that could even unveil details like the station's solar arrays and individual modules, according to the Planetary Society.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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This seems unlikely, though, as the scale in the image means these arrays would have to be on the order of a kilometer wide, which is not the case.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
6 May 2026
Noun
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In mass, shampoo and conditioner combo packs performed well as consumers searched for value.—
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
11 May 2026
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Villagers had allegedly complained that packs of stray dogs were often roaming the area before the incident occurred, per the outlet.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
Noun
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For American collectors — including a growing cohort from Maryland, where private collections increasingly intersect with institutional ambitions in Baltimore and the Washington corridor — the shift is instructive.—
Andrew S. Jacobson,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2026
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Federal tax collections are now a bit more than $5 trillion, and federal expenditures are now about $7 trillion.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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“Packages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packages. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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