carriers

noun

plural of carrier
1
as in haulers

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as in bearers

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3
as in kits

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Recent Examples of carriers Other carriers have increased shipping surcharges Amazon is not the only carrier grappling with higher fuel costs. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026 Customers include commercial carriers such as Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet, regional cargo operator Ameriflight and Nolinor Aviation, a charter airline based in Montreal. — Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carriers
  1. messengers
  2. bottles
  3. liaisons
  4. crates
  5. bowls
  6. trunks
  7. kegs
  8. buckets
Noun
  • War Secretary Pete Hegseth has become one of the administration’s most active political messengers.
    — James A. Downs, The Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Researchers who are sincere, relatable and genuinely care are effective messengers for communicating uncertain or evolving information.
    — Aleeza Gerstein, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of messengers
Noun
  • The travel bag has a roomy interior department designed to keep bottles upright to prevent spills on the go.
    — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Other brands have simply shrunk their bottles, the better to transport them in your pocket, around your neck, attached to your key chain or perhaps on a chatelaine around your waist.
    — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of bottles
Noun
  • In the weeks ahead of school starting, the district's safety and security liaisons went through training.
    — Beret Leone, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • These efforts include launching a website, digital newsletters, appointing community liaisons, sending letters to property owners and conducting meetings with Boca Lago leadership.
    — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of liaisons
Noun
  • Each morning, Italian fishermen unload crates of scuttling crabs from the backs of their cars and trucks, 100-150 kilograms (up to 330 pounds) at a time.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The family member had retrieved Molano’s vehicle and found the five large crates of cinnamon rolls inside.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of crates
Noun
  • To get your own hands dirty, walk five minutes to Limón Studio – a pottery store and graphic design studio that offers friendly workshops, in English, to make cups or bowls.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The pasta—a hair clump of noodles in a soupy, sweetish tomato sauce—came in one of those parsimonious bowls with a small hollow in the middle and a rim as broad as Saturn’s rings.
    — Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of bowls
Noun
  • Dense vines can also increase wind load, making branches or trunks more vulnerable to failure in high winds.
    — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Others joined him and the thud of clubs on tree trunks resumed.
    — Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of trunks
Noun
  • Teammates roll kegs, walk a balance beam loaded down with full beer steins, and even saw logs in an attempt to take the title.
    — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Now, the whole brew lab is ABV's first and only, giving them a facility built to produce nearly 40,000 kegs a year.
    — Frankie McLister, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of kegs
Noun
  • One pool caters squarely to families with younger kids, anchored by a colorful splash park with pint-sized slides, tipping buckets, fountains, and a shallow wading area for toddlers.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
  • In 2025-26, his first full season as hockey operations adviser and mentor, Chára dipped his toe into multiple buckets, including management and coaching.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of buckets

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“Carriers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carriers. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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