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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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Recent Examples of packets
Steven with the sugar packets, Joe on the talk box - there’s so many iconic elements of the song, and yet arguably none more so than your bassline.
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Jim Ryan, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
So made small comfort packets for the people seated nearby our seats.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
While some travelers didn't open their packets, others warmly received the gesture.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Puri says that implementing Suse Security helps prevent data leaks by recognizing sensitive data in outgoing packets, monitors and secures sensitive data in transit to help with compliance and detects adversarial inputs by filtering and monitoring incoming data.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The images show a table with several racks of snacks, from chocolate bars and cookies to packets of beef jerky, potato chips, and sodas.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Seasoning packets to customers to share with neighbors.
—Allyson Kapin, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Add $25 for a 50-count box of coagulant packets, and that's nearly $2 for each use, not including the hefty $1,600 toilet price.
—New Atlas, 7 Mar. 2025
Each Sunny film roll and box of coagulant packets is good for 30 uses, fewer than the Trekker's 50 uses per roll/coagulant box.
—New Atlas, 7 Mar. 2025
Jim Ryan, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
So made small comfort packets for the people seated nearby our seats.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
While some travelers didn't open their packets, others warmly received the gesture.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Puri says that implementing Suse Security helps prevent data leaks by recognizing sensitive data in outgoing packets, monitors and secures sensitive data in transit to help with compliance and detects adversarial inputs by filtering and monitoring incoming data.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The images show a table with several racks of snacks, from chocolate bars and cookies to packets of beef jerky, potato chips, and sodas.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Seasoning packets to customers to share with neighbors.
—Allyson Kapin, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Add $25 for a 50-count box of coagulant packets, and that's nearly $2 for each use, not including the hefty $1,600 toilet price.
—New Atlas, 7 Mar. 2025
Each Sunny film roll and box of coagulant packets is good for 30 uses, fewer than the Trekker's 50 uses per roll/coagulant box.
—New Atlas, 7 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for packets
Noun
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Coaches Dan Lanning and Ryan Day are also among the best-compensated in the country, with salaries north of $8 million.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
31 Dec. 2024
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But there is an AI skills gap, which is likely driving the demand and skyrocketing salaries.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The right-back still desires a fresh challenge, having wanted to leave during the summer, and getting his significant wages off the books would be beneficial.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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On the first offence, they will be fined 10 per cent of their weekly wages, with an increase of 10 per cent following every subsequent occurrence.—
Charlotte Harpur,
The Athletic,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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All packages will benefit from more reliable service.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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To understand these reactions at a quantum level, theoretical chemists even use specialized software packages to streamline their research and automate the simulation process.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Social Security has promised to increase benefits and make retroactive payments to people affected by the windfall elimination provision and the government pension offset.—
Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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The retroactive payments reflect the increase in their payment amount dating back to January 2024, when the two provisions stopped applying.—
Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Packets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packets. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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