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 act out
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
Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
These travelers have their luggage shipped and delivered to their destination rather than checking a bag or using a carry-on.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
No redemptive speechifying or cathartic waterworks here, just life carrying on with a slightly heavier tread.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Each piece is crafted for travelers who value both form and function: hard-shell suitcases that glide seamlessly through terminals, compact carry-ons with convenient compartments, and travel bags that make packing feel like an art.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
These travelers have their luggage shipped and delivered to their destination rather than checking a bag or using a carry-on.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
The West Africa branch, for instance, has carried on as usual.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
No redemptive speechifying or cathartic waterworks here, just life carrying on with a slightly heavier tread.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry-on
Noun
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The wheels, for example, are oversized so the suitcase is easy to drag over bricks, curbs, dirt, or up steep hills.—
The Editors,
Outside,
1 Feb. 2026
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The L’Occitane bath products very well may end up in your suitcase.—
Liz Humphreys,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Roper acts out this realization about [Teddy’s allegiance].—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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This form of compassion helps prime us to act out our compassionate concern for others.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Travel conditions are expected to deteriorate rapidly once snow begins, and hazardous conditions could persist into Sunday morning before snow tapers off.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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In the current environment, carried interest windfalls are increasingly rare, especially for firms that overpaid for companies during the runup in asset values afforded by the easy credit conditions that persisted until 2021.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Another challenger, OneWeb, is operated by France's Eutelsat and has a constellation of more than 600 satellites.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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Dosunmu operated at times like a one-man wrecking crew, forcing his way downhill in the half court and cracking open the Heat’s confounded defense in the flow of transition.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The side managed by former Kazakhstan international Rafael Urazbakhtin have now lost four games in a row in the Champions League.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Bad things always linger, but usually at the margins, where they're somewhat easily managed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But German General Dietrich von Choltitz is credited with disobeying Hitler’s command.—
Sally Susman,
Time,
27 Jan. 2026
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When should troops disobey their superiors?—
TheWeek,
TheWeek,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Nuro's validation process combines simulation, closed-course testing and supervised on-road driving.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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For See It Now Studios Susan Zirinsky and Terence Wrong are executive producers, and Aysu Saliba and Cara Tortora are supervising producers.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Israel and Egypt are vetting travelers, and the crossing is being overseen with international involvement, officials said, as part of efforts to prevent weapons smuggling while allowing limited humanitarian movement.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Mamdani entrusted Stanley Richards, an ex-Rikers Island inmate and former executive vice president at The Fortune Society, with overseeing the Big Apple’s jails, aiming for both a safer jail system and reform.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Carry-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry-on. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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