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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
The girl received packets of classwork delivered from her school – which also dropped off bags of food a couple of times.
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Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
Look for containers to house baking supplies, grab-and-go snacks, breakfast items, seasoning mixes, and hard-to-organize spice packets.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2026
The purified water is then mixed with the appropriate amount of salt – often provided in pre-measured packets.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
It is estimated that 140 million seed packets are sold from store racks, catalogues, and online in this country each year.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
In total, Moore says the team used 22 packets of 24-inch hair for the final look.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 Feb. 2026
Attendees were handed thick packets documenting nearly $1 billion in federal funds Jackson secured over the years.
—CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
YouCopia ShelfBin Packet Organizer Avoid spice packets getting buried in drawers or tossed to the back of cabinets.
—Clint Davis, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
The surface, dynamic and shimmering in its movement, is dotted with small pill packets and fake eyelashes fastened into place—static objects disrupting the fluid’s momentum.
—Theo Belci, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
Look for containers to house baking supplies, grab-and-go snacks, breakfast items, seasoning mixes, and hard-to-organize spice packets.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2026
The purified water is then mixed with the appropriate amount of salt – often provided in pre-measured packets.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
It is estimated that 140 million seed packets are sold from store racks, catalogues, and online in this country each year.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
In total, Moore says the team used 22 packets of 24-inch hair for the final look.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 Feb. 2026
Attendees were handed thick packets documenting nearly $1 billion in federal funds Jackson secured over the years.
—CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
YouCopia ShelfBin Packet Organizer Avoid spice packets getting buried in drawers or tossed to the back of cabinets.
—Clint Davis, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
The surface, dynamic and shimmering in its movement, is dotted with small pill packets and fake eyelashes fastened into place—static objects disrupting the fluid’s momentum.
—Theo Belci, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for packets
Noun
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This February, Casper is rolling out a 35-percent-off sitewide sale, which includes mattresses for up to 30 percent off, 35-percent-off bundles, and affordable accessories like pet beds and nightlights.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Character bundles vary in cost of V-Bucks.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2026
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Players can also earn six- and seven-figure salaries abroad.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Researchers looked at property prices, average salaries pre-tax, mortgage, interest rates and down payments and deposits to compare housing affordability across 151 cities in 11 countries.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Some of Southwest’s A-listers openly raged on platforms such as X, with many complaints focused on those passengers being forced to place carry-on bags in compartments way to the back of the plane, a different experience from the prior boarding regime.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Steep a couple of bags in 2 cups of hot water and add the tea to your mop bucket.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
10 Feb. 2026
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Rents are rising faster than wages, pushing families, seniors and young people out of their communities.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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The union initiated the strike after the school district and union leaders failed to reach an agreement after months of negotiations on increases in teachers' wages, better health benefits, and more resources and safer conditions for students.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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Alongside the continued dominance of genre packages, such as horror, action and thrillers, more films about relationships and romance have hit the market, hoping to make buyers’ hearts (and budgets) flutter.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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The funding — formerly known as earmarks — was tucked into spending packages that Congress passed in both November and February to fund most of the government through September.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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Most payments arrive quickly because the vast majority of recipients are paid electronically.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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The new tax break mirrors the mortgage interest deduction, which allows homeowners to deduct interest payments on up to $750,000 of mortgage debt, or $375,000 if married and filing separately.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Delivery apps, freezer-aisle wing packs and an explosion of sauces have all helped drive demand, Kostyo said.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Remember when Valentine's Day meant buying packs of Fun Dip and Sweethearts attached with thoughtful notes for everyone in your class?—
Kylie Petty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Packets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packets. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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