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
Bria McNeal, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2025
Your outfits are linen, your nails are neutral and your carry-on always fits the overhead bin.
Summer Plans: Alfresco dinners, early-morning running and debating whether to switch from salad to flatbread.
—Rachel King, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 3 June 2025
Photography provided him another medium, besides poetry, to carry on this search.
—Trevin Corsiglia, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
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Noun
The rope is made with a flexible material and can stretch to accommodate anything from a small purse to a large carry-on.
—Bria McNeal, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2025
Your outfits are linen, your nails are neutral and your carry-on always fits the overhead bin.
Summer Plans: Alfresco dinners, early-morning running and debating whether to switch from salad to flatbread.
—Rachel King, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Verb
And yet, the PERM process carries on, with its own ecosystem.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 3 June 2025
Photography provided him another medium, besides poetry, to carry on this search.
—Trevin Corsiglia, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry-on
Noun
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Dawn needs an entire suitcase for her puffy white Tortured Poets Department dress.—
Leena Tailor,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2025
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Conveniently, the product assortment fits comfortably in a handbag or suitcase for on-the-go requirements after the flight –– whether for a skiing adventure, yachting escapade or in between business meetings in different time zones.—
Debbi Kickham,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
Verb
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Despite encountering macroeconomic challenges, the brand persists as a global growth powerhouse with an expanding international presence and remarkable efficiency.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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But sometimes less stable minerals persist because there isn’t enough energy available to convert them to more stable phases.—
Philip Ball,
Wired News,
8 June 2025
Verb
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Global Guardian carries out security assessments for Fortune 1000 clients operating in dangerous regions and conducts evacuations from hot spots worldwide.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2025
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Meta Might Repeat Facebook Failures Meta, then operating as Facebook, already attempted to launch of a native stablecoin in 2019 via the Libra project which was subsequently rebranded as Diem.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
Verb
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However, the dog might also be acting out of boredom, using destructive behavior as a coping mechanism.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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The new study explores an entirely different hypothesis: Maybe some bosses act out on purpose.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
Verb
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In the government’s view, UBS’s American business, which manages $2.1 trillion for wealthy clients and lends them money, is a potential risk, and regulators want the bank to increase its ability to absorb steep losses there.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
10 June 2025
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Ghibli managed to do it in a way that was relatively independent and unsullied of that business.—
Ryan Gaur,
IndieWire,
10 June 2025
Verb
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Kim also supervised test-firings of missiles from the destroyer afterward, and state media said the ship was expected to enter active duty early next year.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2025
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These patients were split into two groups: one followed a structured exercise program supervised by a physiotherapist or kinesiologist, and the other received educational materials promoting physical activity and healthy eating, according to a press statement.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
3 June 2025
Verb
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He's been charged with reckless driving, disobeying the signal of an officer, failure to maintain lane, passing on the right, improper turn, passing at an unsafe distance, engaging police in a pursuit, interfering with an officer and reckless endangerment in the first degree.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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He was arrested on multiple charges, including reckless driving and disobeying an officer.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2025
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A week later, Qasem Hassan learned that the School for Continuing Medical Education in Family Medicine, which oversaw the ethics course, had received a letter from several residents in the class.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Eventually the archipelago was divided, with the western islands becoming the independent nation of Samoa and the eastern ones becoming American Samoa, overseen by the Navy.—
Mark Thiessen,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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“Carry-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry-on. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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