shopping bag
noun
: a bag (as of strong paper) that has handles and is intended for carrying purchases
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People carry shopping bags during Black Friday sales at American Dream Mall on November 29, 2024, in East Rutherford City.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
The family left Mexico City, weighed down by backpacks and shopping bags with essentials like warm blankets and resealable packets of tuna fish.
—Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2025
Snapchat influencer Caryn Marjorie arrives at the ABC News headquarters in New York City carrying a shopping bag from Apple.
—Nathan Rousseau Smith, ABC News, 31 May 2025
Spawned in 2007 with a limited selection of reusable shopping bags, the brand has grown to include a number of carry-all silhouettes and is quickly becoming a generational staple for young shoppers with an eye for bright colorways and functional design.
—Elizabeth Grace Coyne, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
The family left Mexico City, weighed down by backpacks and shopping bags with essentials like warm blankets and resealable packets of tuna fish.
—Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2025
Snapchat influencer Caryn Marjorie arrives at the ABC News headquarters in New York City carrying a shopping bag from Apple.
—Nathan Rousseau Smith, ABC News, 31 May 2025
Spawned in 2007 with a limited selection of reusable shopping bags, the brand has grown to include a number of carry-all silhouettes and is quickly becoming a generational staple for young shoppers with an eye for bright colorways and functional design.
—Elizabeth Grace Coyne, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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“Shopping bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20bag. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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