as in wallet
a bag carried by hand and designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles
it'll be much easier to carry a backpack than to lug that suitcase all over the place
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Recent Examples of suitcase
So, pack your suitcase, open up that dusty atlas that’s been sitting on your bookshelf — untouched — and prepare to take a trip around the world with these place names for girls!
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Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2025
Finally, during his first appeal in 2002, Megrahi’s defense pointed to evidence suggesting that the Samsonite suitcase did not originate from Malta, including reports of a security breach at Heathrow 18 hours prior to the attack.
—Rachel Brodsky, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
The duo both traveled with matching Louis Vuitton suitcases.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
The hotel provides rain boots and other protective clothing, so the sand doesn’t travel home in your suitcase.
—Katharina Kotrba, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2025
Finally, during his first appeal in 2002, Megrahi’s defense pointed to evidence suggesting that the Samsonite suitcase did not originate from Malta, including reports of a security breach at Heathrow 18 hours prior to the attack.
—Rachel Brodsky, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
The duo both traveled with matching Louis Vuitton suitcases.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
The hotel provides rain boots and other protective clothing, so the sand doesn’t travel home in your suitcase.
—Katharina Kotrba, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suitcase
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Other items were later found, including pants, a wallet and a phone belonging to the brothers.Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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All the while, the American elite are benefitting from intermingled crises, keeping each others’ wallets fat at the expense of the people.Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2024
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Williams rode shotgun, his bug hooked onto the zipper of his backpack.Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
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For the past 2 1/2 years in the same park, Ms. Smith has held a back-to-school giveaway of backpacks filled with supplies in her son’s honor.Jacob Posner, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Jan. 2025
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Luckily, the item topping the charts of Travel + Leisure’s best overall carry-on luggage, the Samsonite Freeform Carry-on Spinner, is currently on sale.Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2025
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Be aware that ultra-low-cost carriers like Frontier charge low base fares with additional fees for seat assignments, carry-on and checked bags and other amenities.Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2025
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Louis Vuitton’s bespoke line of luggage, designed to fit seamlessly into the cabin of the BMW i8, used carbon fiber to mirror the car’s construction—a design decision that connects the two brands’ identities.Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Hurry and check out this deal before it’s gone and shop Walmart’s other huge luggage deals happening now below, with savings on top-rated picks up to 80 percent off.Kelsey Fredricks, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2025
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When bureaucracy threatened to slow down the acquisition of three planes from Nicaragua’s dictator, Pawley used a briefcase full of his own cash to pay for them.Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 29 Dec. 2024
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The other kids were going to go on to become professional adults with briefcases.Darryn King, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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Over the years, that same attention to detail married with a love of simple silhouettes has carried over from clothing and into The Row’s coveted collection of handbags.Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
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Alt Vault is another solution that started with luxury watches but has since expanded to include handbags, sneakers, fragrances and other products.Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Suitcase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suitcase. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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