as in suitcase
a bag carried by hand and designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles
the airline allows two carry-ons per person
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as in to raise hell
to behave badly
a toddler crying and carrying on in the store
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as in to persist
to continue despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement
she bravely carried on despite the loss of her husband
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as in to operate
to look after and make decisions about
carries on a business and still manages to run the household
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Recent Examples of carry-on
Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2024
Then this summer, national media outlet Politico reported the House ethics committee began an inquiry into Spartz’s alleged mistreatment of her congressional staff and she was charged with a weapons violation after TSA staff found an unloaded gun in her carry-on, charges that were later dropped.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Oct. 2024
Michael Conte, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
This motif is carried on to a greater degree in the interior, with a hidden vault in the center console containing an 18 carat gold speedform of the Phantom.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2024
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Noun
At the top of that list is a reliable pair of headphones, and the Soundcore Anker Life Q20 Hybrid Active Noise-canceling Headphones are the perfect addition to your carry-on at $50.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2024
Then this summer, national media outlet Politico reported the House ethics committee began an inquiry into Spartz’s alleged mistreatment of her congressional staff and she was charged with a weapons violation after TSA staff found an unloaded gun in her carry-on, charges that were later dropped.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Oct. 2024
Verb
The fake interview was carried on Rumble, Apple Podcasts and other platforms.
—Michael Conte, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
This motif is carried on to a greater degree in the interior, with a hidden vault in the center console containing an 18 carat gold speedform of the Phantom.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2024
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Be warned, though: make some extra room in your suitcase for souvenirs, because this little city has a whole lot to offer.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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In 2015, the Saudi prince Abdel Mohsen bin Walid bin Abdulaziz was arrested, along with four other Saudis, at Beirut’s airport after attempting to load forty suitcases filled with captagon, and a little cocaine, onto a private plane bound for Riyadh.Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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But Latino voter dissatisfaction persisted despite better economic markers as the election progressed.Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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The rancor between the two men has persisted and grown since the Hamas attack last October.Tara John, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Suncor Energy operates the only refinery in Colorado and the facility processes 98,000 barrels of crude oil a day.Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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The crash happened in San Francisco on Oct. 2, 2023, when a Cruise vehicle operating without a driver ran over a woman who was thrown into its path.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The Selzer poll has been viewed as evidence that pollsters calling the race a dead heat have been acting out of a desire to seek safety in numbers following the shock 2016 election result that failed to spot latent support for Trump.Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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The trial ended with two deadlocked juries, unable to agree on whether the brothers were guilty of murder or acted out of fear.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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These plans outline how a forest will be managed — like logging parameters, species protections, restoration projects and road maintenance.April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
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More than a third of Sedona’s homes have become short-term rentals, and the city government and other local agencies have become consumed with how to manage the influx of visitors—and how to infuse education on respectful public land use.Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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If your little ones will be out trick-or-treating tonight, please be sure they are supervised to assure their safety.Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
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In a statement given to 9to5Google, the company said there will be ways for parents to supervise usage, with control over approving new cards, removing cards, and viewing transaction history.Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
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Suzie is livid that Sunny kept the bird, disobeying Suzie’s orders.Chris Klimek, Vulture, 31 July 2024
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Clips recorded before and after the hearing were aired anyway by various news outlets, disobeying the court's directives, and Gull has denied each media request to record hearings and the trial ever since.Ron Wilkins, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Oct. 2024
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The company also oversees a colony of about 3,500 rhesus monkeys on the nearby Morgan Island, which is only accessible by boat at the mouth of the Combahee River.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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If approved, the measure would extend a sales tax to support highways, roads and bus routes across the Valley. Proposition 479, formerly known as Prop. 400, would oversee the continuation of an existing dedicated half-cent sales tax in Maricopa County to fund transportation.Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Carry-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry-on. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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