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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
The packet includes statements written by three officers on duty that night, who all told the same story.
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Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
If the package was open and moist air got in, your seeds can start to actually germinate in the packet, and then that's not a good place for them.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
More information about the Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon For more information about registration, packet pick-up and race times, check out this guide.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Plus, tacos come with a packet of avocado verde salsa, which is made of tomatillos, green chili peppers and avocado.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
If the package was open and moist air got in, your seeds can start to actually germinate in the packet, and then that's not a good place for them.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
More information about the Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon For more information about registration, packet pick-up and race times, check out this guide.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Plus, tacos come with a packet of avocado verde salsa, which is made of tomatillos, green chili peppers and avocado.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for packet
Noun
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The aide ordered his family to pack their bags and go to the defense ministry in the capital’s central Umayyad Square.—
Danny Makki,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Two months after hitting the catwalk in a futuristic Balmain design, Cher starred in the French luxury fashion house’s campaign for The Balmain Blaze leather bag.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The district also seeks a maintenance and operations budget override of 15% for class sizes, alternative education programs, electives, teacher salaries, specialty schools, safety and support services and athletic programs.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The terms of Mike Hill’s contract will be honored, including a financial payout of his $420,000 base salary through June 30, 2030.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Oct. 2025
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Save 30% with this earnings-boosting bundle of our top courses.—
Sophie Caldwell,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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Cue said the timing of the rights deal and a major new bundle with Peacock was accidental.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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Another challenge, this time from a potential investor’s perspective, is that many Bernabeu season tickets currently cost less than the price of most VIP packages for just one game.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Cline, who voted for the first rescissions package this Congress, also belongs to the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Back then, inflation also ramped up past 5%, fell back toward 3%, but then ultimately soared above 10% between 1972 and 1974, hurt by the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo and the end of President Nixon's wage and price controls .—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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Offering an average hourly wage of more than $19, the company is planning to hire more than 9,000 Tennesseans, including 4,000 in Nashville.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Mavericks’ fortunes shifted this offseason after winning the NBA Draft Lottery and selecting Duke standout Cooper Flagg with the first overall pick.—
Evan Dammarell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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As for how the couple plans to spend their new fortune?—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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In Pecos, a West Texas oil-field town dotted with man camps, equipment yards, and the occasional roofless adobe structure melting into the scrub, packs of stray dogs congregated by the gas stations and the elementary schools.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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But if there is a wild pack of them out there still.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Upon the basis of these findings, Congress declares that the constitutional right of citizens to vote is denied or abridged in some areas by the requirement of the payment of a poll tax as a precondition to voting.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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In an interview with Fortune, cofounder and CEO Renaud Laplanche explained that Upgrade managed to thrive during a broader reckoning for neobanks because of product diversification and a focus on loans, which can offer a far greater margin than transaction payments.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Packet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packet. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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