carriers

Definition of carriersnext
plural of carrier

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for carriers
Noun
  • Hormones are chemical messengers that tell different parts of your body what to do and when to do it.
    Rachel Reiff Ellis, SELF, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Hassett has emerged as one of the White House’s most visible economic messengers, frequently defending administration policy on television.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • According to Berkeley Police, a resident on the 800 block of Colusa Avenue in North Berkeley notified firefighters on Friday about several bottles of hazardous substances in their basement.
    Tim Fang, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The pursuers yelled taunts, threw bottles, and expected the two women to settle their differences with a fistfight, according to court records.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The sky served up no shortage of spectacle in 2025 —from lunar liaisons, solar prominences and fleeting meteor showers, to aurora and nebula scenes that unfold on a scale almost too massive for the human mind to comprehend.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Some have suggested that the Bard had romantic liaisons with men, in part implied by sonnets that are charged with homoerotic elements.
    Nathan Smith, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Last year’s event included standout performances from artists such as Cut Chemist, along with appearances by producers and DJs digging through crates on the show floor.
    Holly Alvarado, Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Officials say truckloads of antiquities were driven from the capital in 2023 — RSF members filmed themselves opening crates of mummified remains — and estimate total losses at $110 million.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Heated bowls can keep water from freezing; pets must always have access to water since snow is not an alternative to water.
    Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Divide the pasta and peas among serving bowls.
    Hailee Catalano, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • During extremely cold conditions, the National Forest Foundation says, liquid sap inside tree trunks can act like water in a pipe.
    Owen Clarke, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Upon our arrival to Wilderness Vumbura Plains, our guide, Kabo, skillfully navigates the Jeep between sandy hills and flooded grasslands, occasionally swerving to avoid tree trunks chewed down to their stumps by elephants.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Wines come from reusable kegs rather than single-use glass bottles.
    Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026
  • The brewery will be putting its remaining beer, kegs, brewery equipment and taproom artwork up for sale.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Besides a few early offensive rebounds that led to easy buckets, the Sun Devils struggled to have any consistency, especially with several turnovers.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Jan. 2026
  • At times, mops and towels were absorbing so much water that workers were forced to bring buckets to the court to wring out the water before continuing their work.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Carriers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carriers. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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