Thesaurus results for HOLDALLS

holdalls

noun

plural of holdall, chiefly British

as in suitcases

a bag carried by hand and designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles there was a forgotten holdall in the bus station loo

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Recent Examples of holdalls Many holdalls are potential security risks, and priority one for FIFA is maintaining a trouble-free World Cup. —

Phil Hay, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026 The actor toted two holdalls in suede mint green and black padded leather by Balenciaga bags and Gucci. —

Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2026 The trademarks cover dozens of products and services, including makeup, body oils, sunglasses, pens, holdalls, electric train sets, leather goods, shoes, tote bags and music, the IPO records show. —

Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026 Also expected to be popular in the region are the Davies hybrid sneaker-boot, oversized holdalls, Scottish cashmere scarves. —

Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025

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With just five suitcases and their Shih Tzu Bubbles in tow, the family – Thorn, 43, husband Blair, 44, and their children Eva and Chase – swapped their home in New Zealand’s capital for a place in Melbourne – a third larger at the same price.

— Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
But in recent days, this small patch of green has been visited by a stream of mourners seeking to pay their respects to two little girls who were found there stuffed inside suitcases and buried in shallow graves.

— Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026