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
Julia Duin, Outside Online, 6 June 2025
And the tent comes in both car camping and backpacking weight classes.
—New Atlas, 2 June 2025
Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 16 June 2025
The booth offered a variety of products including T-shirts, hats, backpacks and other gear.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2025
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Noun
Great Basin National Park, East-Central Nevada One of the most remote national parks, this one offers hiking and backpacking trails, caves and wildlife viewing, and a whole lot of stars to see.
—Julia Duin, Outside Online, 6 June 2025
And the tent comes in both car camping and backpacking weight classes.
—New Atlas, 2 June 2025
Verb
When the girl refused, Mullins grabbed her backpack and took off, police said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 16 June 2025
The booth offered a variety of products including T-shirts, hats, backpacks and other gear.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backpack
Noun
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Durable Travel Luggage For Every Road Trip Style Family road trips become more organized when everyone can quickly identify their own suitcases.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The stars of the show are the workers who haul out the jet skis and clean the bathrooms and unpack your suitcase.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2025
Verb
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Bake in preheated oven until edges begin to bubble and top is golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes, tenting with aluminum foil as needed to prevent overbrowning.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
15 June 2025
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Bake at 350°F until set and lightly browned on top, loosely tenting with aluminum foil halfway through cooking, 35 to 40 minutes.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Try mixing up their tutti-fruity pinks, golds, and crimson with a pack of white zinnia seeds.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
21 June 2025
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Many of these units also offer battery packs that are meant to be attached to your bike’s existing bottle cage mounts.—
Michael Venutolo-Mantovani,
Wired News,
20 June 2025
Noun
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By late Sunday afternoon, dozens of people in civilian clothing had begun moving rucksacks, duffel bags and other luggage off the ship.—
Andrew Keh,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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The tag has an adjustable strap and flexible loop for attaching to a suitcase or other item like a rucksack.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
28 May 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 3 Jul. 2025.
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