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
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
This piece is a series of prints comprising digital photographs of objects commonly found in carry-ons.
—Courtney Lane, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2025
Meredith Kile, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
In the 2000s, the Del McCoury Band, Ricky Skaggs, and Rhonda Vincent carried on the dress-to-impress bluegrass tradition, always looking sharp for their audience.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The best storage bags to travel with on an airplane will be lightweight and compact enough to comply with size and weight restrictions for carry-on and checked luggage.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
This piece is a series of prints comprising digital photographs of objects commonly found in carry-ons.
—Courtney Lane, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
Following her death in 2008, Shriver's mission has been carried on through the Special Olympics organization, as well as members of her family.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
In the 2000s, the Del McCoury Band, Ricky Skaggs, and Rhonda Vincent carried on the dress-to-impress bluegrass tradition, always looking sharp for their audience.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry-on
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The lighter suitcase will make the journey more pleasant and easy, according to multiple posts.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Apr. 2025
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What started as a way to spot your suitcase became a canvas for self-expression.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The clash between Harvard and the Trump administration persists.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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The injury persisted and Zhang was also forced to withdraw from the JM Eagle LA Championship.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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The Federal Reserve operates independently when setting short-term rates and does not take direction from Congress, the president or political campaigns.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Maybe the youngest entrepreneur operating a booth, Sophia’s Lemonade Stand, was Sophia Escobar, 8, of Ingleside.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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While in shelters, some animals may act out due to the overwhelming stress of their environment.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Two months later, Becca was the target of online gossip and started acting out and drinking as a way to cope.—
Deb Schmill,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The two brands managed just 917,598 sales in 2024, versus 1,343,959 in 2019, according to S&P Global Mobility.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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The hit thriller You, whose fifth and final season just dropped on Netflix, managed to be both chameleonic and consistent.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
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But, because the government would need time to craft new rules and infrastructure, the court would temporarily supervise the detention of minors.—
Jack Herrera,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2025
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Holmes argues the church failed to supervise Lorch and, worse yet, retained him, thus enabling Lorch to allegedly inflict even more harms.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Boasberg earlier this week found probable cause that the Trump administration committed criminal contempt by disobeying his ruling, only to see the Supreme Court rule that only judges where migrants are being held have jurisdiction to halt their removal.—
Jasmine Garsd,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2025
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The timing of Lopez Gomez’s arrest, first reported by the Florida Phoenix, raises questions about whether the court order was disobeyed.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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The judge overseeing the trial found last year that Google has a monopoly in online search and related advertising.—
Jody Godoy,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Pietro Parolin The current secretary of state for the Holy See, Parolin is an experienced Italian diplomat who has helped oversee the Vatican's internal affairs but also worked on behalf of the Catholic Church around the world in countries from Venezuela to Vietnam.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Carry-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry-on. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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