as in suitcase
a bag carried by hand and designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles
carried her possessions with her in an old portmanteau
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
Princeton’s Phresh Lemonade — a portmanteau of the initials of his first and last name — went from lemonade stand to a food trailer.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2024
Grating portmanteaus are a crucial part of their relationship.
—Liam Sherwin-Murray, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Stories have mingled love and magic for centuries, but the portmanteau crystallized as a market category during the pandemic.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
Princeton’s Phresh Lemonade — a portmanteau of the initials of his first and last name — went from lemonade stand to a food trailer.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2024
Grating portmanteaus are a crucial part of their relationship.
—Liam Sherwin-Murray, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Stories have mingled love and magic for centuries, but the portmanteau crystallized as a market category during the pandemic.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for portmanteau
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“Portmanteau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portmanteau. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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