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as in salary
British
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services
his monthly wage packet contained just enough to allow him to rent a one-bedroom flat
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as in bundle
chiefly British
a very large amount of money
that town house in Mayfair cost a packet
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Recent Examples of packet
What stands out about this tool belt is the four pockets that are specifically designed for garden tools and accessories such as gardening gloves, seed packets, and pruning shears.
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Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2025
Most seed packets include a map of growing zones, a calendar, and instructions.
—Natalie Pattillo, Vox, 4 Apr. 2025
As part of the transition to The Seed Kitchen, packets of vegetable seeds sit in a box on the counter near the cash register.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
The man who brought up the accusation of welfare fraud, who admitted to working for Alite's former boss John Gotti Jr., left the room, leaving a packet of handouts on a seat on his way out.
—Olivia Liu, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
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Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2025
Most seed packets include a map of growing zones, a calendar, and instructions.
—Natalie Pattillo, Vox, 4 Apr. 2025
As part of the transition to The Seed Kitchen, packets of vegetable seeds sit in a box on the counter near the cash register.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
The man who brought up the accusation of welfare fraud, who admitted to working for Alite's former boss John Gotti Jr., left the room, leaving a packet of handouts on a seat on his way out.
—Olivia Liu, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for packet
Noun
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Then, open the bag and your truffles and bon bons will be just like you new.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
13 May 2025
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In the third inning, Massey ranged toward the second base bag.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2025
Noun
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The effort also aims to improve staff retention and recruitment at a time when hiring enough teachers can prove challenging — especially in an expensive city where the rising cost of having a family outpaces a teacher’s salary.—
Jenny Gold,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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Forbes also consults news reports and salary databases such as Capology, Over the Cap and Spotrac.—
Brett Knight,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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That informant, records show, was the same man who was arrested in 2022 after he was seen throwing a bundle of heroin from a car owned by current first deputy superintendent, Yolanda Talley.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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And while the other big New York cable company Charter has leaned in to big bundles full of included streaming apps, Matthew is taking a different approach: Skinnier bundles of video, with easy add-ons.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2025
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In Houston, a Post Oak Hotel package offers to helicopter guests to the Johnson Space Center to meet a NASA astronaut who’ll take them behind the scenes, including mission control.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
AFAR Media,
12 May 2025
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Viewers will be able to choose to see different on-screen graphics packages that pair statistics with game movement.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
12 May 2025
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The cost of living, including health care and housing, continues to rise, and wages have not risen consistently at the same pace.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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The policies that the governor tried to reopen included cuts to restaurant workers’ wages, an expansion of charter schools, and privatizing the state’s last-resort insurer for workers’ compensation.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
10 May 2025
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Girls Aloud vocalist Cheryl Tweedy, his former partner and mother of his eight-year-old son, Bear, is legally responsible for Payne’s fortune after being named an administrator for his estate.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
8 May 2025
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Only Berkshire Hathaway investor Warren Buffett's pledge to donate his fortune—estimated by Forbes at $160 billion—may be larger, depending on stock market fluctuations.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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The other three conference finalists — Eagles, Chiefs and Commanders — had schedules that ranked in the middle of the pack.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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The United States leads the pack, largely thanks to its investment firepower.—
Sylvain Duranton,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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These anticorruption provisions are designed to prevent presidents from accepting gifts or payments from foreign officials or U.S. states.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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The letter said the federal agency would request the data through third-party payment processors that contract with states, and would use the data to ensure the integrity of the food assistance program and verify the eligibility of recipients.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
13 May 2025
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“Packet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packet. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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