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
  • Hormones such as estrogen and thyroid hormone are chemical messengers that regulate growth, metabolism, reproduction and many other essential functions through the endocrine system.
    — Brad Reisfeld, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
  • The body uses omega-3s as building blocks and chemical messengers that help reduce inflammation, among other benefits.
    — Matt Fuchs, Time, 26 June 2026
Definition of messengers
Noun
  • Another notable feature is its giant mimosa, which contains two bottles’ worth of champagne.
    — Jenna Thompson July 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
  • Some chemical bottles were also unlabeled, which was a repeat violation.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
Definition of bottles
Noun
  • From hunting liaisons to working partners to pets to show performers, probably the most inspiring of all dogs are those with the ability to find and save human lives.
    — Luis E. Romero, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The Kreung people of northeastern Cambodia build huts for their adolescent daughters to use for erotic liaisons and encourage them to have as many of these as possible before choosing a husband.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Definition of liaisons
Noun
  • Sit, who went by the first name Tony, operated Happy K9 Academy and the dogs were in his care when they were kept in crates in a hot van and died, the district attorney’s office said.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 11 July 2026
  • In a subsequent investigation, authorities found that Sit kept the animals in small crates in a hot van, where the animals died of heat stroke.
    — Seamus Bozeman, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of crates
Noun
  • With four existing locations in the metro, Qdoba serves customizable burritos, bowls, quesadillas, tacos and more.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
  • Empty or change water in pet bowls, birdbaths and other outdoor containers at least once a week.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of bowls
Noun
  • If a child goes missing, immediately check all vehicles, including the floorboards and trunks.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
  • This was a future all the lodgepoles around it shared, the fluorescent marks at the same height on the trunks.
    — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
Definition of trunks
Noun
  • In addition to Groom’s original downtown Eureka brewery and cafe, Lost Coast Brewery now includes a 75,000-square-foot facility that can fill 1,400 kegs per day.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Since last week, Wallingford had sold 13 of the 20 kegs of Dutch beer as of Wednesday afternoon, and had to stop selling it in order to save the remaining seven for Thursday’s match.
    — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026
Definition of kegs
Noun
  • Available in 5-piece, 8-piece, 15-piece and 30-piece order sizes, the nuggets come in mini-buckets along with Jollibee’s signature gravy or one of five dipping sauces.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • The women scrape the adhesive back into buckets, and the exercise begins again.
    — Christopher Clark, NPR, 5 July 2026
Definition of buckets

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