as in suitcase
a soft-sided case designed for carrying belongings especially on the back
stuffed her backpack with so many books that she could barely walk
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Recent Examples of backpack
David Chiu, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Permits Hikers looking to do the full Lost Coast Trail as a backpacking trip must get an overnight permit for the King Range Wilderness.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Bags and backpacks will be allowed at the festival but are subject to search upon entry.
—Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Alec Luhn, a climate journalist who has written for The Atlantic, The New York Times and The Guardian, was on a four-day solo backpacking trip in southern Norway’s Folgefonna National Park when disaster struck.
—David Chiu, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Permits Hikers looking to do the full Lost Coast Trail as a backpacking trip must get an overnight permit for the King Range Wilderness.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
Additionally, visitors have attempted to bring drugs into facilities, including at Holman, or used drones to drop backpacks containing drugs onto prison grounds.
—Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Bags and backpacks will be allowed at the festival but are subject to search upon entry.
—Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backpack
Noun
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Freeing up space in a carry-on suitcase is always a tough feat, especially on a long trip.—
Emily Belfiore,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Sep. 2025
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The same guy that's gonna pay them is the same guy that paid that guy to bone-saw Jamal Khashoggi and put him in a f---ing suitcase.—
Jessica Wang,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Flip the chicken and cook for 4 to 8 minutes more, until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F. Remove the basket from the air fryer, tent the chicken with foil, and let stand for 5 minutes.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Naya Create’s unique hinged split design means each half of the keyboard can be independently adjusted by up to 27 degrees of tenting.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Mamdani led the pack by 18 percentage points at 45% support.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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Hetp 2-pack Portable Charger These pocket-size power banks are perfect for travel emergencies.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Porter’s book opens with Shy carrying a rucksack full of stones.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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That unique property results in utilitarian staples such as rucksacks, puffer jackets, and driving sneakers that marry softness with resilience.—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Following that event, attendees can caravan to the WWII Memorial located at Ninth and G streets for an 11 a.m. ceremony.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2025
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Photo: Getty Images Each winter, Wright and his apprentices would caravan from Spring Green to Scottsdale to continue their work in warmer weather.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
8 May 2025
Noun
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This year, the venue is enforcing an oversized bag policy by which those even with a mere knapsack may not get in.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
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The video is a surrealist work of art, with Adams discovering bullets behind a picture frame, a crack pipe hidden in a knapsack, and a full-on gun inside of a throw pillow.—
Tyler Foggatt,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Backpack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backpack. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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