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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Christopher Murray
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Getting your camping supplies in order for a backpacking trip this summer?
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2025
Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
The family-friendly event will feature games with prizes, a raffle for a laptop computer, free pizza and free backpacks for the first 200 children who attend, according to a social media post.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Weighing in at just over three pounds, this is a good backpacking option.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
Getting your camping supplies in order for a backpacking trip this summer?
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2025
Verb
Dania Beach back-to-school beach clean-up This beach clean-up event will offer students community service hours, free backpacks for participating students and prizes.
—Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
The family-friendly event will feature games with prizes, a raffle for a laptop computer, free pizza and free backpacks for the first 200 children who attend, according to a social media post.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backpack
Noun
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Members can also save on a Samsonite carry-on suitcase that could come in handy for end-of-season vacations, as well as a multipack of handheld fans for breezy relief on the go.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Hadia Ahmadi arrived in Fort Worth on March 9, 2023, with just two suitcases and the clothes on her back.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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
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Your ticket includes 10 vouchers redeemable for 4-ounce pours, one Coca-Cola products voucher, a DJ spinning tunes, tented food vendors and some surprises. Details: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Washington Park, 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine.—
Luann Gibbs,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Noun
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The pack includes Bruno, who is smitten with Enid, despite her technically still being entangled with Ajax, the Gorgon.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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The pack has a 90-minute battery life but is not tethered to an oxygen tank or vessel.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In 2022, Weymouth shouldered a rucksack to walk 1,000 miles along Slavc’s GPS trail, following the hundreds of virtual breadcrumbs that marked the wolf’s path from Slovenia to Italy.—
Jonathan C. Slaght,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2025
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The format sees contestants race up a mountain with rucksacks full of cash and the German version shot in New Zealand alongside several other international editions.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
9 June 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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In the end, though, their scores on the knapsack test were no better than the placebo group.—
Paul Tough Eric Jason Martin Krish Seenivasan Brian St. Pierre,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Steel wore a white turtleneck and carried a small knapsack filled with court filings: pleasure reading.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Backpack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backpack. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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