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Recent Examples of duffel bag
While Josephine ran out to buy a cake for Milo’s birthday, Peter arrived with a duffel bag of cash in exchange for the boy’s safe return.
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Jp Mangalindan, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
From bright, bold hard-shell spinners to the humble duffel bag, carry-on luggage comes in seemingly endless varieties.
—Sal Vaglica, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The 28-year-old mother of two shared on Instagram Thursday a series of photos of herself in a burgundy sports bra and shorts workout set with a matching Alo duffel bag.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Attention is the currency of the sport now, and the Bears flushed a duffel bag full of it down the toilet against Miami.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
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Jp Mangalindan, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
From bright, bold hard-shell spinners to the humble duffel bag, carry-on luggage comes in seemingly endless varieties.
—Sal Vaglica, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The 28-year-old mother of two shared on Instagram Thursday a series of photos of herself in a burgundy sports bra and shorts workout set with a matching Alo duffel bag.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Attention is the currency of the sport now, and the Bears flushed a duffel bag full of it down the toilet against Miami.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duffel bag
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In an about-face on Monday, a federal judge has decided to hold an evidentiary hearing to determine if Luigi Mangione’s backpack was lawfully seized and searched inside an Altoona, Pennsylvania, McDonald’s during his arrest.—
Julia Bonavita , Maria Paronich,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Several Altoona officers testified during a three-week hearing in state court where Mangione is seeking to exclude evidence police seized from his backpack, including the alleged murder weapon, a notebook and writings.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Saldaña rocked a casual look with her new 'do, wearing light jeans, a navy blazer, a purple button down and a pink crossbody satchel bag.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 2026
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The postal employee told police that a driver stopped in front of her, made verbal threats toward her and demanded her postal satchel and key.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Lightweight and easy to flatten when empty, this packable tote from Bagsmart is a steal for $26 and features tons of pockets for stashing all of your travel essentials.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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This lightweight gym tote has dedicated compartments for tumblers, yoga mats, and valuables.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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My trusty knapsack has come with me on European adventures and weekend trips, but sadly, it’s begun to show signs of wear and tear after years of regular use.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Dec. 2025
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This year, the venue is enforcing an oversized bag policy by which those even with a mere knapsack may not get in.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Prince and Princess of Wales still use KP as their London home, and on two separate instances over the holidays, a man broke onto the grounds of the palace carrying a heavy rucksack.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 2026
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Weighted vests or rucksacks that distribute weight mostly across the shoulders and chest force your core and traps to work harder to stabilize you.—
Ian Graber-Stiehl,
Outside,
5 Dec. 2025
Noun
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In addition to multiple slip and zippered pockets found on the outside and throughout the inside, this tote has a keyring holder and a padded laptop pouch.—
Michelle Baricevic,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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Some Georgia districts are already using locking pouches, but schools could also just tell students to leave their phone in their locker, to turn them in to a teacher, or disable them using an online application.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Elsewhere, the design features a small capsule of Normandy sand and a strap made from an M-1928 haversack, the backpacks widely used by the US Army during World War II.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Each foot soldier carried a ten-pound musket, a sixteen-inch bayonet, a tin canteen, a linen haversack, and his own blanket—a battlefield luxury, since in peacetime five men typically shared two blankets.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
13 June 2025
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Hendrickson proved to be too much, and Suamataia was benched for Morris after allowing two sacks and taking two holding penalties in the second half.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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Miami’s defense has recorded 12 sacks and 16 tackles for loss in the wins over Texas A&M and Ohio State.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Duffel bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duffel%20bag. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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