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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 company plans to use its latest funding to accelerate development of its next-generation packet processors, expand software programmability, and deepen customer deployments across markets.
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Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
By day's end, each Bavarian soft pretzel was popped into a box, along with a packet of salt and some reading material.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Re-check your seed packet for information on how much potting mix should go on top of the seeds.
—Kerry Michaels, The Spruce, 21 Jan. 2026
The surgeon general has little power to enforce policy, but can call on Congress to put warnings on products like the ones seen on cigarette packets, release guidelines and reports, and lend support to various initiatives.
—Rina Raphael, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
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Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
By day's end, each Bavarian soft pretzel was popped into a box, along with a packet of salt and some reading material.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Re-check your seed packet for information on how much potting mix should go on top of the seeds.
—Kerry Michaels, The Spruce, 21 Jan. 2026
The surgeon general has little power to enforce policy, but can call on Congress to put warnings on products like the ones seen on cigarette packets, release guidelines and reports, and lend support to various initiatives.
—Rina Raphael, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for packet
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Earlier this month, the shop floor of local business Smitten Kitten was filled with bags and boxes of food, household and personal care products.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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And don't wait until Saturday to try and find your bags of melting materials.—
John Shumway,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Many people envision salary discussions as adversarial encounters with winners and losers.—
Kwame Christian Esq,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Rust will forfeit $80,078 in salary with that money going to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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State Superintendent Lindel Fields, who succeeded Walters, and the board voted unanimously to submit a bundle of new administrative rules, including the proposal to strike the testing requirement, to the Legislature for consideration in its 2026 session.—
Nuria Martinez-Keel,
Oklahoma Voice,
23 Jan. 2026
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Taking a look back at this week’s news and headlines across the Android world, including Samsung Galaxy S26 release dates, Pixel 10a pricing, Samsung’s budget Tab A11+, Vivo’s Indian success, Asus confirms 2026 smartphone plans, Murena’s Fairphone 6 bundle, and Xiaomi's first UK store.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Allen projects as a three-down linebacker who has the physicality to make plays in the run game, the athleticism to be used in blitz packages and the speed to defend in coverage.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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If the Senate doesn't pass that package of bills by the end of the day Friday, a partial government shutdown will begin.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Economic and social impact studies address these questions directly, focusing on jobs, wages, opportunity, displacement, and community wealth.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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Finally, these nurses deserve a living wage.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Team Owners The 84-year-old Kraft made his first fortune in the paper and packaging industry before buying the Patriots.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Even so, the island drew outsiders seeking to save souls or make their fortune.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Prosecutors allege the defendants sold meal packs intended for vulnerable families overseas and exchanged millions in benefits for cash.—
Jennifer Nassour,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Wolf packs go out of their way to avoid meeting not only people but wolves from other packs, too.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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The statement didn’t mention specific securities, but the timing suggests most of the funding for the partial payments this week could be coming from the state firm.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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But as is explained both on the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and Hollywood sign websites, filming the sign itself requires additional clearance and payment of a licensing fee.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Packet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packet. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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