as in suitcase
a bag carried by hand and designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles
the airline allows two carry-ons per person
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1
as in to raise hell
to behave badly
a toddler crying and carrying on in the store
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2
as in to persist
to continue despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement
she bravely carried on despite the loss of her husband
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3
as in to operate
to look after and make decisions about
carries on a business and still manages to run the household
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Recent Examples of carry-on
Zach Wichter, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Such a sweeping change could be possible in the future thanks to computed tomography (CT) scanners that create 3-dimensional images of passengers’ carry-on bags and can detect explosives, including liquids.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Today, Kane is looking to carry on a family tradition.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Video of passengers evacuating an American Airlines flight recently showed that many brought their carry-on baggage off the plane with them – just the latest in a long line of examples of this issue.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Such a sweeping change could be possible in the future thanks to computed tomography (CT) scanners that create 3-dimensional images of passengers’ carry-on bags and can detect explosives, including liquids.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
His legacy and laughter will be carried on through his family.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Today, Kane is looking to carry on a family tradition.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry-on
Noun
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Freeing up space in a carry-on suitcase is always a tough feat, especially on a long trip.—
Emily Belfiore,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Sep. 2025
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The same guy that's gonna pay them is the same guy that paid that guy to bone-saw Jamal Khashoggi and put him in a f---ing suitcase.—
Jessica Wang,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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India’s defense gradually improved, but his struggles at the plate persisted.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Sep. 2025
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That figure has doubled since 2019 and is now at its highest-ever level, largely a function of declining office values tied to remote work trends that have persisted since the COVID pandemic.—
Mercury News Editorial,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The schools are considered public and receive taxpayer dollars, but operate differently from public schools that are run by a district.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Sep. 2025
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Some offer ergonomic designs, but all just need your elbow grease to operate.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Then Bostwick hits the road through November for screenings around the country with live shadow casts of performers acting out the movie in front of the screen.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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James acts out by angrily finishing the painting of a sign on the Guinness plant wall.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The dispute affected educators and policymakers statewide — but Pendleton managed to take the best of both literacy methods and apply them to the 130,000-plus students then enrolled in San Diego schools, Lopez said.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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This was big news in an evolving saga of how college athletics departments, facing seismic financial change, would manage to cope with growing costs like revenue-sharing with athletes.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In their recommendation, Warner and Kaine said Nachmanoff supervised a team that represented more than 2,500 clients accused of federal violations ranging from petty offenses to capital murder.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Erica Hayes is supervising director.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The next day, Alex begs Mia to put her on TMS to talk about the deep fake, but Mia won’t, because that would be directly disobeying Stella and Celine’s order for Alex to keep quiet.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
24 Sep. 2025
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Hamas has called on residents of Gaza City to disobey the evacuation order.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Now, Stern, who co-founded Apple Fitness+ and previously oversaw Ford's subscription services, aims to upgrade Peloton's products in an effort to match its wide range of class types with its hardware.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Major League Soccer is promoting Charles Altchek, considered by many to be a potential future commissioner, to oversee the group that aids clubs in their business efforts.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Carry-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry-on. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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