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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
Wallis would put trading cards in taco seasoning packets and then only pay for the packets, according to Florida attorney general James Uthmeier.
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Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Seeds for leafy greens are inexpensive, and a single packet can fuel multiple rounds of plantings throughout a growing season.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
But as the headlines pile up like white powder packets in the Caribbean, maybe the animals are trying to tell us something.
—Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
Theodore Payne will also have merchandise available for purchase and other seed packets to hand out.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
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Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Seeds for leafy greens are inexpensive, and a single packet can fuel multiple rounds of plantings throughout a growing season.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
But as the headlines pile up like white powder packets in the Caribbean, maybe the animals are trying to tell us something.
—Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
Theodore Payne will also have merchandise available for purchase and other seed packets to hand out.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for packet
Noun
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Some of the victims had been wearing backpacks equipped with airbags that can help keep people on the surface of an avalanche, but had not pulled the cords to deploy the bags, the report said.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring, supreme commander of the Luftwaffe, Hitler’s second in command, and the highest-ranking surviving Nazi leader, steps out of the car, stands at attention to announce his surrender, and orders the soldiers to carry his bags.—
Alice Kaplan,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Lee’s Summit tax levy Voters in the Lee’s Summit school district are deciding on whether to approve a tax levy that will be used to increase teacher salaries.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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The company stated salaries are competitive for the high-paying engineering jobs around the region, including an 8% match on 401k retirement plans.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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This fluffy ginger bundle of feline affection is a main character of the store’s Instagram page.—
Jill Robbins,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Apr. 2026
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This little magic bundle arrived on my birthday.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Royal Bank of Scotland was the only British institution that participated in the roughly $800-million financing package put together by a consortium of global banks.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Check mail and packages for bugs before bringing them inside.—
Hali Smith
April 8,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Apr. 2026
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The union said the company had offered less than 2% more a year in wages, which is less than inflation in Colorado.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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An earnings tax is a tax paid on income earned by a person, like salaries, wages, tips and investments.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Small children memorize big facts about them; rich people invest or squander fortunes buying their bones.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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Cori Close, in her 15th season as UCLA women’s basketball coach, has seen her profile rise along with the program’s fortunes.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
5 Apr. 2026
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But last year a single pack was responsible for killing about 100 calves in less than seven months in the high ranchland of Sierra County north of Truckee, costing ranchers and the state millions and terrifying residents.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Choose from Standard/Queen and King sizes in a variety of colors in packs of one, two and four.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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In this case, the district will borrow $20 million against future property tax payments to pay bills and reduce the district’s debt.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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By removing the administrative burden of getting paid, Stripe provides tools that allow founders to focus on their product rather than chasing down payments or wrestling with accounting spreadsheets.—
William Jones,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Packet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packet. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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