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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
On unsecured public Wi-Fi networks, attackers can more easily capture data packets.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
During low traffic conditions in particular, polling continues even without packets to process, leading to needless energy usage.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Mar. 2025
Seasoning packets to customers to share with neighbors.
—Allyson Kapin, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Placing a few silica gel desiccant packets in the storage containers can reduce humidity issues, too.
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—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
During low traffic conditions in particular, polling continues even without packets to process, leading to needless energy usage.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Mar. 2025
Seasoning packets to customers to share with neighbors.
—Allyson Kapin, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Placing a few silica gel desiccant packets in the storage containers can reduce humidity issues, too.
4.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for packet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for packet
Noun
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The third season of The White Lotus may be checking out tonight, but don’t pack your bags just yet.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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So Johan packed up their bags and drove him home immediately.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Instead, the Astros dumped his salary during their transformative winter.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The 2024 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees featured two iconic franchises whose financial privilege is challenging Major League Baseball to answer competitive balance questions and outcries for a salary cap.—
Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr.,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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No discounts, rebates or bundle deals have been announced there.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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Many times, these bundle packages include items such as grilling tools or even a barbecue apron.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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According to police, the two grabbed a garbage bag, forced open the door and stuffed seven packages from the building’s mail room into the bag; Robbins was the lookout during the burglary and had the bag when cops arrested him that same day.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
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This is a comprehensive package for addressing all your cord-cutter needs.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Growth in hourly wages of 0.30% also matched the consensus estimate.—
Josh Fellman,
Quartz,
4 Apr. 2025
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By the 2000s, the middle class these restaurants had been custom-built to serve was shrinking as wages stagnated and neighborhoods grew more segregated by income.—
Meghan McCarron Phil Donohue,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That, plus the Brazilian real’s depreciation against the dollar, made a huge dent in Pinheiro Koren de Lima’s fortune.—
Grace Thomas,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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While still the world's richest man by a lot at about $3.83 billion as of April 2, ahead of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Forbes reported that Musk's fortune dropped about $121 billion from December to the end of March; however, recent upticks in Tesla's stock price have salvaged his net worth.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This affordable pack is for more advanced hikers that need to carry food, water and shelter.—
Christopher Murray,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Along the walkways of the park and the sidewalks of Silom and nearby Sathon, people in business attire and company uniforms huddled or stood in packs talking and checking their phones.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Commercial partnerships typically contain clauses that will see payments reduced upon relegation, some even ceasing.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Retroactive payments for benefits issued back to January 2024 have already been issued.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Packet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packet. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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