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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as in to act out
to behave badly
a toddler crying and carrying on in the store
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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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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
Rio Yamat, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The prongs of its wall plug fold from flush against the charger to 180-degrees out, to allow the charger to fit easily into wall outlets, desk plugs and tight spaces behind furniture or inside travel and carry-on bags, while ensuring the display always faces forward for easy viewing.
—Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2026
The monthlong promotion has carried on and today its participants range from small community theaters and concert groups to some of the county’s biggest arts organizations, like The Old Globe and Broadway San Diego.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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Noun
For carry-on bags, avoid bringing full-size shampoo or other liquids, large gels or aerosols and items like pocketknives.
—Rio Yamat, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The prongs of its wall plug fold from flush against the charger to 180-degrees out, to allow the charger to fit easily into wall outlets, desk plugs and tight spaces behind furniture or inside travel and carry-on bags, while ensuring the display always faces forward for easy viewing.
—Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
But back to the Forma – its size meets the requirements for carry on luggage set by major US domestic carriers including American Airlines, Delta, United and JetBlue.
—New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2026
The monthlong promotion has carried on and today its participants range from small community theaters and concert groups to some of the county’s biggest arts organizations, like The Old Globe and Broadway San Diego.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry-on
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The slip-on design is TSA-friendly (no holding up the line at security), and the lightweight build won’t weigh down your suitcase.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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And that can be put into a warhead or it can even be put into a suitcase.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Like other states around the country, Tennessee was closing its public psychiatric hospitals, and mentally ill people who acted out were simply being jailed.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Fleming acts out each detail with gusto, and this full sensory barrage earns him his loudest round of applause yet.—
John Roy,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2026
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Know More The House war powers vote on Thursday is the most urgent opportunity for Democrats to try to unite against the war, even as the ongoing split persists about how to talk about it.—
Nicholas Wu,
semafor.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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And none of them have ever changed the laws or constants of physics in a way that has persisted to the present day.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Mar. 2026
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Shipping industry leaders also say roughly 10% of container ships operating around the world are stuck in the strait, while United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which tracks security at sea, said in an advisory note Thursday that only two cargo vessels had passed in the 24 hours prior.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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In October 2024, the Mavericks alleged the breach and claimed control of Center Operating Company — which operates AAC — and ever since have held both teams’ arena revenues in escrow.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The war with Iran continues to cause aviation chaos in the Middle East and beyond as some of the world’s busiest airports attempt to manage the fallout of airspace closures, with only a limited number of flights now departing the region.—
Marnie Hunter,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Those figures include contracts that LAHSA manages for the county and the city, and LAHSA said the city was late in transferring it money, contributing to the delays.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In one story, the king, Hiranyakashipu, ordered everyone in his kingdom to worship him and was irked when his own son Prahlad, a devotee of Lord Vishnu, disobeyed his command.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
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In the internal report, an ICE agent wrote that Martinez appeared intoxicated or impaired and disobeyed verbal instructions to stop and exit his vehicle.—
Bayliss Wagner,
San Antonio Express-News,
22 Feb. 2026
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For families, spatulas show up at nearly every meal — Saturday morning pancakes, after-school quesadillas, and yes, scraping every last bit of cake batter from the bowl (an activity most kids will happily supervise).—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
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However, a hospital staff member reported that, in February, 2025, Adams asked the staff member to falsify about 25 documents claiming to have supervised medical procedures dating back months.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Mar. 2026
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Conflicting Iranian statements came from two of the three members of the leadership council overseeing Iran since Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the war's opening airstrikes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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Board chair Ward recused himself in February from the candidate selection due to a potential conflict of interest — candidate Lesley Lavery is the co-chair of the dissertation committee overseeing Ward’s doctoral dissertation at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Ga.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Carry-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry-on. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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