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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
After grilling and carefully opening the steaming foil packets, squeeze lemon juice on top and garnish with parsley and scallion greens.
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Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to attend a workshop before preparing a grant application packet.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2025
The open-source community has demonstrated that competitors can come together to advance standards and innovation, for example with the Data Plane Development Kit initiative to accelerate data packet processing across the industry.
—Will Townsend, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
The report — which spans 28 pages and has three packets of supporting documents — cleared Kelly of intentionally causing his wife to trade based on insider information and having a conflict of interest, determining there wasn’t evidence to prove those two wrongdoings.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 25 July 2025
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Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to attend a workshop before preparing a grant application packet.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2025
The open-source community has demonstrated that competitors can come together to advance standards and innovation, for example with the Data Plane Development Kit initiative to accelerate data packet processing across the industry.
—Will Townsend, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
The report — which spans 28 pages and has three packets of supporting documents — cleared Kelly of intentionally causing his wife to trade based on insider information and having a conflict of interest, determining there wasn’t evidence to prove those two wrongdoings.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for packet
Noun
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But equally as importantly, the company wants to make sure the kit itself is appealing and versatile enough that passengers will want to take it off the plane to use the bag for other purposes.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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The fact is the cat is already out of the bag — every country has AI.—
Anand Rao,
Fortune,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The fiscal year 2024 base salary for District 155’s current superintendent, Joseph Zotto, was about $186,000, according to the district.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Aug. 2025
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After Marc-Andre ter Stegen gave the go-ahead to pass on his medical reports to La Liga, the competition body allowed Barca to pass on some of his salary space to cover Garcia’s.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But arguably the biggest change will come Aug. 21, when ESPN and Fox each launch their new streaming services, and bring their NFL games to streaming outside of the pay-TV bundle for the first time.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Aug. 2025
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Customers will still be able to subscribe to Hulu’s content—ranging from originals and network hits to live TV—either independently or as part of a bundle with Disney+ and ESPN+.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
12 Aug. 2025
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Phishing texts claiming that tolls haven’t been paid or packages can’t be delivered, calls from solicitors promising to erase debt, malware emails offering winnings from a sweepstakes that no one ever entered.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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The overall number of games that fans will be able to watch outside of their local markets will be up in 2025-26 under the first year of the NBA’s new media rights package.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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But, if wages don’t rise to match those jumps, consumer spending could fall and slow the economy.—
Raul Elizalde,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The bill would require taxpayers with incomes over $400,000 to pay Social Security taxes on all wage, self-employment, and investment income above that threshold.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Immigration is not a zero-sum game: more immigration can boost local and national economies while improving the fortunes of people seeking better lives.—
Alexander Kustov,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Aug. 2025
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George, meanwhile, came out on top after coming dangerously close to losing his life, railroad company and fortune this season after overleveraging his businesses and being unable to make a few crucial deals.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Natalia buys a pack of cigarettes, sells them at the train station, one cigarette at a time.—
Ilya Kaminsky
August 20,
Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
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Coyotes centers on a family who must fight for their lives while trapped in their Hollywood Hills home as a pack of coyotes targets them.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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From there, the scammer offers exclusive perks, VIP access, autographed gear, and even romantic promises in exchange for untraceable payments via cryptocurrency or gift cards.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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If the winner chooses the annuity, their average annual payment would drop from more than $20 million down to $12.7 million after applying taxes.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Packet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packet. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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