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baggage

noun

Definition of baggage

as in luggage

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Recent Examples of baggage For them, the word feels like something from the past — dusty, subservient, restrictive, and freighted with baggage. — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026 Airlines already trimmed flights from their summer schedules and raised baggage fees in response to higher fuel costs. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2026 The latter comes with a lot of legal baggage that Google probably doesn’t want to accommodate for a Labs experiment. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026 The audience, aware of Fauci’s experiences to come in the covid era, arrives with its own baggage. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for baggage

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Israeli news outlets reported Sunday that Dutch authorities searched the luggage of passengers on a flight from Tel Aviv to Amsterdam to ensure compliance.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
That might look like wearing a pair of sneakers for my travel day, and packing either a pair of comfortable sandals, heels, or slip-ons in my luggage.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of luggage

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With nearly 6,900 five-star reviews, the majority of shoppers appreciate the bags’ quality, portability, durability, and value.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026
Before applying the mulch, Singh advises removing any handles, tape, staples, or labels from the paper bags.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of bags

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Officers who were called to the fire station opened the suitcase and found the remains of a woman — later identified as Lorretta Moody, 67 — inside.

— KC Baker, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
While space-saving suitcase organization is the draw of really any set of packing cubes, and these cubes do so much more.

— Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of suitcase

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