Thesaurus results for CARRIERS

carriers

noun

plural of carrier

as in haulers

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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

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Noun

Denholm had requested their presence merely as observers—messengers who would convey the verdict back to Savoy Court.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
In much simpler terms, this nutrient-rich liquid contains growth factors, cytokines, and other proteins that act as messengers, sending signals involved in skin repair and renewal and supporting the production of collagen and elastin.

— Emily Orofino, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026

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There are no people in her piece, simply 45 silver images of Bowery storefronts and gutters, typically littered with empty bottles.

— J. Hoberman, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
The image could be found on T-shirts, hats, billboards, beer bottles, Christmas ornaments and even adorned the cover of several books written about the championship season.

— Mark Long, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2026

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Kelly had previously served as one of the RNC’s liaisons to the Reagan White House.

— Mark Krasovic, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026
Think of Venus retrograde in Scorpio and Libra, from October 3 to November 13, as a steamy, scandalous romance novel that fuels our passions and liaisons.

— Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2026

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There’s also a subscription option for six, nine or 12 meal prep-style bowls every two weeks.

— Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2026
Inside the restaurant, guests chatted among Dean’s signature Guinness-and-oyster shooters and silver bowls piled high with chips, but the warm fall night meant taking advantage of the sidewalk space also appealed.

— Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of bowls

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There is also the new travel-sized Mignon and exclusive Limousine trunks.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
But, starting in the nineteen-eighties, dendrochronologists—who study growth rings in the trunks of trees and link them to calendar years—made a puzzling discovery.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of trunks

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At home, Urban Roots sent a handful of kegs of its Märzen, while FiftyFifty Brewing in Truckee offered some of its Vienna-style Oktoberfest lager.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2026
At its height, GABF used thousands of volunteers to staff beer booths, run kegs, taste beers and do many other tasks.

— Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026

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