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Recent Examples of briefcase
Though no microwave is on board, a compact, briefcase-style food warmer will be available if astronauts need to heat meals.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Once folded, the Snap 'N Go cooler looks more like a Snap 'N Go briefcase.
—New Atlas, 14 Mar. 2026
Ricciardi wasn’t the kind of ad exec in a suit and tie with a briefcase.
—G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2026
This luxe-looking purse performs the duties of a handbag and briefcase all at once, and does it in style.
—Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2026
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Once folded, the Snap 'N Go cooler looks more like a Snap 'N Go briefcase.
—New Atlas, 14 Mar. 2026
Ricciardi wasn’t the kind of ad exec in a suit and tie with a briefcase.
—G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2026
This luxe-looking purse performs the duties of a handbag and briefcase all at once, and does it in style.
—Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for briefcase
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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If seed phrases for crypto wallets are exposed, attackers could drain funds permanently.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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But another result, according to experts and projections from government officials, figures to touch wallets.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Luxury is synonymous now with first class airport lounges and overpriced, hard-to-get handbags.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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Below, shop fashion stylists’s favorite everyday handbags.—
Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Enter Chanel’s Large Shopping Bag from Matthieu Blazy’s debut Spring/Summer 2026 collection: a capacious, unstructured black grain leather carryall priced at $11,000 on Chanel’s website.—
Tanya Akim,
Forbes.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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For travelers who treat beach days like a full-day affair, a spacious carryall becomes essential.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This lightweight but durable carry-on bag can make packing for your next trip a little easier.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The agency is not just made up of people giving pat-downs and finding bottles of water in carry-ons but has teams assessing threats and vulnerabilities along with intelligence and law enforcement agencies.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Many holdalls are potential security risks, and priority one for FIFA is maintaining a trouble-free World Cup.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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The actor toted two holdalls in suede mint green and black padded leather by Balenciaga bags and Gucci.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But the pop savant soon realized the goofy portmanteau spoke quite seriously to her current state of mind.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 2026
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The backstory Amanyara is a portmanteau of Aman, meaning ‘peace’ in Sanskrit, and Yara, meaning ‘place’ in the language of the Arawak people who once lived on Turks and Caicos.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Briefcase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/briefcase. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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