as in baggage
the bags and suitcases that a person carries when traveling
Passengers are limited to two items of carry-on luggage.
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Recent Examples of luggage
Agents located her at the airport, and after a drug-sniffing dog gave a positive result from a sniff test, searched her luggage and found approximately 13 kilograms of cocaine inside.
DEA agents then identified and found Vanessa Perez, 27, of Los Angeles at the airport.
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Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Looking specifically at the luggage/travel accessories category, Béis gained significant share among 18-24-year-olds’ spend, while Away and Tumi lost ground.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
Travel headaches were plentiful throughout the two-day ordeal, with luggage being separated from its owners as flights across the country trickled to a stop.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
The vehicles should be able to fit up to six passengers, with room for luggage.
—Wired, Wired News, 6 Jan. 2026
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Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Looking specifically at the luggage/travel accessories category, Béis gained significant share among 18-24-year-olds’ spend, while Away and Tumi lost ground.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
Travel headaches were plentiful throughout the two-day ordeal, with luggage being separated from its owners as flights across the country trickled to a stop.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
The vehicles should be able to fit up to six passengers, with room for luggage.
—Wired, Wired News, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for luggage
Noun
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Air France offered to pay you $1,793 for your baggage, excluding some items such as electronics.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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An outmoded concept, evil was baggage from a pre-modern age, the least useful way to interpret bad behavior.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
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Campers would come out to find slashes in their duffels, pillowy bags of chips and coolers full of hot dogs gone.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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Prep for tomorrow by setting the coffee maker, laying out your outfit, and packing lunches and bags.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Luggage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luggage. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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