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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
Plants and Flowers Farmers markets are a great place to buy seedlings, small herb plants, and packets of vegetables seeds for your home garden.
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Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 May 2026
Chi Dog reps the Midwest via Chicago, nary a ketchup packet in sight.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 22 May 2026
There were packets of medication from a pharmacy that had been on the ground floor, an old sewing machine from an antique shop.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
The Description That Stopped Describing Jennifer still remembers the document that was part of her onboarding packet.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
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Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 May 2026
Chi Dog reps the Midwest via Chicago, nary a ketchup packet in sight.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 22 May 2026
There were packets of medication from a pharmacy that had been on the ground floor, an old sewing machine from an antique shop.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
The Description That Stopped Describing Jennifer still remembers the document that was part of her onboarding packet.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for packet
Noun
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The National Federation of Independent Business has warned that small businesses and consumers who rely on energy, rather than oil giants, will end up holding the bag.—
Yaël Ossowski,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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Wondering which ones deserve a spot in your makeup bag?—
Jenny Berg,
Glamour,
29 May 2026
Noun
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However, Boston will have other salary-cap considerations when deciding how (and whether) to use the big roster-building tool.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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For example, Google employees are typically software engineers and other professionals with high salaries.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
Noun
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The bundle of 10,000 sodium atoms, about the size of a modern transistor gate, is an order of magnitude larger than previous records, but still significantly smaller than Erwin Schrödinger’s pet cat.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
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This bundle is, naturally, now headlined by TOBS.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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This means the companies that can structure the best compensation packages have a genuine edge over the competition.—
Serenity Gibbons,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The package will arrive on time, in unmarked brown cardboard, in two days.—
Patrick van Esch,
The Conversation,
25 May 2026
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This fosters wage growth, population inflows, investment and economic expansion.—
Nicole Huyer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Tony Payan, a fellow at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, said if labor shortages in the industry continue, construction companies will face cost overruns from delays or have to hike wages to attract workers from competing companies.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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And while there's never a shortage of warm-weather outfit inspiration, your summer wardrobe doesn't have to cost a fortune — especially thanks to HSN's Memorial Day sale.—
Tanya Sharma,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
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Things would have to fall pretty precisely for the event to occur, but both clubs will have been made well aware of the potential for a one-off, winner-takes-all game to decide their European fortunes next season.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
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The stations are compatible with CATL’s 25# and 35# battery packs, allowing battery interoperability between different vehicle categories.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
26 May 2026
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The company’s best-selling product is a pack of pre-rolls in a tin wrapped in a metallic bag similar to how collectible sports cards are packaged, and the company is on track to hit $85 million in revenue by the end of the year.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Even so, a homebuyer could use an adjustable mortgage, an interest-only mortgage or a permanent rate buydown to make the payment more affordable.—
Jeff Lazerson,
Oc Register,
26 May 2026
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However, with the first day of June landing on a Monday, payments will go out on a regular schedule, according to the Social Security Administration’s calendar.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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“Packet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packet. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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