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attaché case

noun

Definition of attaché casenext
as in traveling bag

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attaché case
  1. overnight bag
  2. briefcase
  3. wallet
  4. valise
  5. portmanteau
  6. duffel bag
  7. handbag
  8. kit bag
Noun
  • One of them invites Bonnie over for a sleepover, and Jessie sneaks into her overnight bag, not realizing that toys are verboten to the new generation.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 June 2026
  • Officers told the children to pack an overnight bag.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Definition of overnight bag
Noun
  • Wayne picks Gregory up at a motel, in Mobile, Alabama, and hands him a briefcase containing, among other things, a gun.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Everyone has the late-night parking garage and the briefcase full of cash in their pocket.
    — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of briefcase
Noun
  • The latter is a flexible, breathable hide of pigs and has been used to make products such as shoes, purses, wallets and early forms of sports equipment.
    — Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Customers opening their wallets tells you there is a business model.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of wallet
Noun
  • But in Vienna, Pollak kept a mistress, and Milena had to take a job porting valises at the train station just to make ends meet.
    — Christine Estima September 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
  • That a kindly bellhop from The Balmoral, our hotel adjacent to the station, loaded our valises off a trolley cart did little to rein in these trappings.
    — Ross Kenneth Urken, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2024
Definition of valise
Noun
  • Indianapolis’ prevailing portmanteau is back in circulation as downtown’s annual hip-hop festival returns.
    — Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The name Phia is a portmanteau of the founders’ names Phoebe and Sophia.
    — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of portmanteau
Noun
  • The duffel bag had masks, brass knuckles, a taser, crowbar, and a syringe with succinylcholine, Spadaro said.
    — Lauren del Valle, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The other alleged items on the pool table were a black duffel bag, a black MuTec brand metal safe, and a red Savior brand range-style bag.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of duffel bag
Noun
  • The high-end price point and Old World vibe attract an older generation of guests, many of whom can be spotted toting designer handbags (Yorkshire Terrier optional).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
  • After opening a second store on the Left Bank, Parisian handbag duo Léo et Violette have given their Rue Sainte-Anne flagship a fresh encore, with Betyle Studio designing a space inspired by the founders’ love of opera and music.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of handbag
Noun
  • Given this expanding electronic kit bag, various stakeholders—from government agencies to local police, under the pretext of public safety—perpetuate the systemized encroachment on citizens’ private worlds.
    — David Friend, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Road closures have been seizing the country’s leafy capital, as vans disgorge military style kit bags and American personnel to match at top hotels.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of kit bag
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“Attaché case.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attach%C3%A9%20case. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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