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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
For instance, if the seed packet says tomatoes should be started five to seven weeks prior to the last frost date and seed emergence is anywhere from seven to 21 days, add seven hardening-off days and the best time to directly seed this tomato variety indoors is mid-March.
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Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2025
That data is released in big packets; the most recent was Data Release 3 (DR3) in 2022 (and supplemented with additional data in 2023), and DR4 is expected in 2026.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Souper Bowl Sunday The Village Church is collecting donations of soup cans or packets from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 8 in the church parking lot, 6225 Paseo Delicias.
—Rancho Santa Fe Review, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
In Hong Kong for example, married family members give red packets containing cash to children and teenagers, according to the Royal Museums Greenwich in London.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
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Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2025
That data is released in big packets; the most recent was Data Release 3 (DR3) in 2022 (and supplemented with additional data in 2023), and DR4 is expected in 2026.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Souper Bowl Sunday The Village Church is collecting donations of soup cans or packets from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 8 in the church parking lot, 6225 Paseo Delicias.
—Rancho Santa Fe Review, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
In Hong Kong for example, married family members give red packets containing cash to children and teenagers, according to the Royal Museums Greenwich in London.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for packet
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Every bag is hand-assembled and stitched, with every corner edge hand-painted five times.—
Tanya Benedicto Klich,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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Shoppers note that the bag is great for everyday use and slim, yet surprisingly large for a crossbody.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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In the category of salary percentage increase, ESADE weighed in with an impressive 173% increase over the average salary of an entering student.—
Dr. Marlena Corcoran,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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The price of each tender also rises with the salary cap each year.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2025
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The witness carried a nearly 50-pound cannabis bundle in a backpack from Mexico into the U.S. near Sonoita, Arizona, per court documents.—
José Ignacio Castañeda Perez,
The Arizona Republic,
15 Feb. 2025
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There's even a cottage industry for those who might be figuring out how to announce their own bundles of joy to the world.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Monday, February 17, marks Presidents Day—meaning many schools and companies will be closed for the day, but what does that mean for your mail and packages?—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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The package, which is available to book until March 15, is priced from $20,000 for two guests and $35,000 for four and includes private transportation.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
17 Feb. 2025
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The analysis found that all nations involved in a trade war experience a reduction in real wages, with farmers suffering the greatest losses on average.—
Jack Randall,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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From 2018 to 2022, individuals and organizations from blue states contributed nearly 60% of all federal tax receipts but only received 53% of all federal contributions to states in the form of either direct payments, grants, contracts, or wages.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Stephen Henriques,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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Red Bull dominated the start of the year, winning the season opener in Bahrain by over 20 seconds, and Alpine slid back — only for both teams’ fortunes to change as the season wore on.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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A lot is riding on Lee and CEO Joshua Schulman, who joined in July, to improve the company’s fortunes.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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On the tax front, average property tax rates should be reduced from 1.95% of a home’s value to 0.72%, which is near the middle of the pack among states.—
Adam A. Millsap,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Adams, who’s facing historically low approval ratings, is running against a sprawling field of challengers in the primary that could include ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has for months considered a run and is polling at the top of the pack.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, 14 attorney generals have challenge DOGE's authority to access sensitive data at the Treasury payment systems in a lawsuit filed on Thursday.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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Before pursuing an eviction, CHA works with residents who are behind on rent by setting up payment plans, referring them to financial counseling and nonprofit legal services and searching for rental assistance funds, the authority said.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Packet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packet. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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