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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
One solution is to add other flavor mixers (like Mio drops or Crystal Light packets) to your water to mask the taste.
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Laura Lancaster, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2024
Mix in the coffee creamer packets for creaminess.
—Emily Price, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Laura Lancaster, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2024
Mix in the coffee creamer packets for creaminess.
—Emily Price, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for packets
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The outlet ranked schools based on multiple factors such as the future salaries of its students, graduation rate and tuition costs.Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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One of the most common misnomers of football fans and others around the league is that these average annual salaries are going to be spread evenly throughout the duration of a contract.Vincent Frank, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The fresh jobs data defied any such worries by presenting a rosy picture of the economy in which employers are hiring at a strong pace, a large share of people are staying on the job and wages are rising at a fast rate, analysts said.Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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After months on the picket line, workers won an increase in wages and got to keep the clause in their contracts.Jenn Brice, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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The terms are much more flexible in private credit, and lenders can tailor their packages to a client’s particular needs.Don Muir, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Buncombe County was distributing ready-to-eat meals and bottled water with daily limits of two meal packages per adult and one per child.John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
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But those strategies will not work going forward as industry demand pivots from older clients to younger customers who don’t fully trust legacy financial brands, use different channels to communicate, and have very different ideas about investing, borrowing, and making payments.Stephen Diorio, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The Social Security Administration contacts more than 1 million people each year to recover payments sent in error and many work out repayment plans.Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Packets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packets. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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