as in backpack
a soft-sided case designed for carrying belongings especially on the back
a soldier's kit bag
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Recent Examples of kit bag
Team Green runners who either avoid bringing a kit bag or drop it off the day before the race help reduce the need for baggage trucks.
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Claire Poole, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
There’s even a Technogym fitness kit bag that can be used in-suite, containing a yoga mat and weights.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
Once the food comes, follow the recipe card which is conveniently color-coded with its kit bag and enjoy.
—Caroline L. Young, Ms, Rd, Ld, Ryt, Good Housekeeping, 26 Sep. 2022
First up: the ever-contentious algorithm, built around a digital data kit bag and pushing forecasting and predicative recommendations based on previous viewing data, as preferred most notably by Netflix.
—Angus Finney, Variety, 11 Mar. 2022
Lasley spots him at an airport, where his kit bag—a kind of waterproof duffel, designed in accordance with helicopter requirements—gives him away.
—Amber Medland, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2022
Noonan kneeled down in the grass next to Judge and slid the emergency-kit bag from her shoulder.
—Colin Barrett, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021
There are other tools in the Chinese Communist Party kit bag.
—John Lee, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2021
This large fabric yoga kit bag is perfect for organizing home equipment and taking it to the studio or gym.
—Popular Science, 1 Mar. 2021
Claire Poole, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
There’s even a Technogym fitness kit bag that can be used in-suite, containing a yoga mat and weights.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
Once the food comes, follow the recipe card which is conveniently color-coded with its kit bag and enjoy.
—Caroline L. Young, Ms, Rd, Ld, Ryt, Good Housekeeping, 26 Sep. 2022
First up: the ever-contentious algorithm, built around a digital data kit bag and pushing forecasting and predicative recommendations based on previous viewing data, as preferred most notably by Netflix.
—Angus Finney, Variety, 11 Mar. 2022
Lasley spots him at an airport, where his kit bag—a kind of waterproof duffel, designed in accordance with helicopter requirements—gives him away.
—Amber Medland, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2022
Noonan kneeled down in the grass next to Judge and slid the emergency-kit bag from her shoulder.
—Colin Barrett, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021
There are other tools in the Chinese Communist Party kit bag.
—John Lee, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2021
This large fabric yoga kit bag is perfect for organizing home equipment and taking it to the studio or gym.
—Popular Science, 1 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kit bag
backpack
Noun
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Some of these materials had been carried in her personal backpack and brought directly from MDA to her home that same day.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Our protagonist is a chipper, idiot honey bear with a caustic, mean-spirited bird stuffed in his backpack.—
Luke Winkie,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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“Kit bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kit%20bag. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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