carriers

Definition of carriersnext
plural of carrier

Example Sentences

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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
Noun
  • This happens because mast cells build up in your bone marrow and release chemical messengers that increase bone breakdown.
    Brittany Dube, Health, 21 May 2026
  • But other cosmic messengers exist.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Bathrooms are coated with marble and feature a tub and shower, both stocked with Diptyque toiletries in pump bottles and bath salts with loofahs.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • Wine bottles line its open cabinets.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Hill’s new plan will also reinstate four Department of Social Services liaisons that work to help the district’s students currently in foster care.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026
  • In the end, the reporter came to the conclusion that the one-liners were Monroe’s own, a judgment backed up by an anonymous Fox press agent who had been one of the main liaisons between Monroe and the studio.
    Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • Eventually, a wharf employee noticed one of the crates was leaking an oily substance.
    Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
  • The missions’ goal is to collect crates for Hondo, a galactic pirate seen in animatronic form in the queue.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • It's been expanding the number of products and shelf space, including with recent additions such as ramen bowls and Asian Oreo flavors.
    Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 29 May 2026
  • Hoping to help add a personal touch to the otherwise bare houses, Talia reached out to Ariela about making bowls, cups and plates for them.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • Try planting a ring of parsley around the trunks of apple trees as part of a fruit guild, or grow a few parsley plants in pots and move them beneath the trees when the parsley starts flowering.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2026
  • The more popular Australian and New Zealand tree ferns, with their hairy trunks, get tired looking after a while, even while the giant chain fern expands radially into a huge clump with leaves up to 5 feet tall or taller.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • Their goal is to finish nearly empty kegs to make room for other beer.
    Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2026
  • Don't be fooled, Fraser's first Oberon kegs of the season still went to good use, with Oberon Day bringing in serious business.
    Jack Springgate, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Golden State held off Indiana in the waning minutes, led by a flurry of clutch buckets from Janelle Salaün and Veronica Burton to earn a 90-88 win.
    Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
  • The defense isn’t good enough for a team that loves to create opportunities on that end and convert on easy buckets in transition.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 26 May 2026

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“Carriers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carriers. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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