carpetbag

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Recent Examples of carpetbag Whenever things grow desperate, Fogg pulls wads of cash from his carpetbag to pay captains to sail faster, to buy an elephant as jungle transport or, finally, to acquire and destroy an entire steamship. Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2021 Another challenger carried a carpetbag up on stage as a prop to protest Romney's presence in the race -- illustrating the animosity toward Romney even at that early juncture. Maeve Reston, CNN, 1 May 2021 This clever prop allows the British nanny to pull gigantic items from her carpetbag, including a hat rack and full-length mirror. José Mandojana, Popular Mechanics, 2 Aug. 2020 Found in his carpetbag after his capture were many letters from his supporters, including one from Elizabeth Gloucester. Steve Bell, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2019 Mary’s seemingly bottomless carpetbag purse is one of the first tricks on display. Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Aug. 2019 When the boy went to the room of his father, Lincoln immediately asked for his carpetbag. sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carpetbag
Noun
  • If duffel bags are your speed, the Hyc00 Travel Duffel is a steal at just $18, while the Etronik Gym Bag, currently 48 percent off, tops the best-seller list for travel duffels.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2025
  • First, Italian ace Jannik Sinner appeared on the Roland Garros court sporting a Gucci x Head all-white leather duffel bag — the result of a one-off collaboration — and fronted a campaign.
    Lily Templeton, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The small knapsack is made from a lightweight, technical material with a water-resistant coating and anti-wrinkle properties to maintain a more professional look.
    Christina Liao, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The Roam was the first dedicated portable device that Sonos decided should get Bluetooth (there not being much Wi-Fi in the middle of the woods or at a lake) so that listeners could snag a single Sonos product for both their kitchen and knapsack.
    Parker Hall, WIRED, 20 July 2024
Noun
  • Check out our guides to the best meal kit delivery services, the best coffee subscriptions, the meat subscription boxes, and the best gift subscription boxes of all kinds.
    Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Officials credit a series of federal, state and local restrictions imposed on gun kits in 2022 and 2023 with slowing online sales by requiring background and age checks of buyers and banning some kit sales in Maryland altogether.
    Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Maybe even a bit uppity, lugging around the navy-blue Brighton backpack bought on sale, but still expensive, and wearing a thick silver ring purchased from an artist in cold Bergen who was closing her store and trading it all in for a juice stand in the Mexican sun.
    Fabiola Santiago, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
  • They’re made with whole grains and real fruit and are delicious enough to satisfy a kid’s palate, and their soft-baked texture means no melting, freezing, or crumbling when shoved into a backpack in any weather.
    Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • There’s even a Technogym fitness kit bag that can be used in-suite, containing a yoga mat and weights.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Once the food comes, follow the recipe card which is conveniently color-coded with its kit bag and enjoy.
    Caroline L. Young, MS, RD, LD, RYT, Good Housekeeping, 26 Sep. 2022
Noun
  • The migrants were carrying bags and rucksacks while migrant parents could be seen pushing children in strollers or carrying youngsters on their shoulders.
    Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Her breaking point came during a task that repeatedly pulled the interlocked participants under frigid water: The soggy Sutter faltered when running from the beach with a 30-pound rucksack.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Trimmed with luggage slats and a restraint bar, the box lands ready to support any traveling cases, haversacks, miniature steamer trunks, or other traveling caboodle carried in the cabin, but definitely not any plus-two passengers.
    Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 24 Apr. 2023
  • There was the field bag (a canvas haversack used by soldiers in both world wars), the satchel (worn across the body and popularized by Indiana Jones), and the tote bag (notably prevalent among readers of The New Yorker).
    Nick Haramis, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2021
Noun
  • And here's a … blue retail bag with the Massachusetts logo on it and a small leather black briefcase.
    Anne-Marie Green, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2025
  • The women, hanging laundry or selling American movies on DVD out of dusty briefcases, are suspicious.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025

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“Carpetbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carpetbag. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

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