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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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So Johan packed up their bags and drove him home immediately.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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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
Noun
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Not to mention the fact that the average salary in the U.S. sits below that figure, at around $66,622, according to the latest data from the Social Security Administration.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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The remote Queensland town of Julia Creek, population 500, is offering about double the salary a family physician would earn in the state’s capital, Brisbane.—
Charlotte Graham-McLay,
Los Angeles Times,
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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Born in China, Wang built his fortune with Bitcoin mining pools.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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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
Noun
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And while brands are jumping on the hit series' bandwagon, one was ahead of the pack.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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Mini film sells for around $7.50 per pack of 10 shots in color and $8 for monochrome.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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The inaugural event marked the first time players collected an NIL payment for performance in a postseason basketball tournament.—
Matt Rybaltowski,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Packet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packet. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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