as in suitcase
a bag carried by hand and designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles
carried her possessions with her in an old portmanteau
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Grating portmanteaus are a crucial part of their relationship.
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Liam Sherwin-Murray, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Stories have mingled love and magic for centuries, but the portmanteau crystallized as a market category during the pandemic.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
The track also features rapper Yuno Miles and was included in his second studio album, Vultures 2, by his ¥$ portmanteau group with Ty Dolla $ign.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
Then as now, an annoying if slightly amusing portmanteau conjoining the films’ names hyped up prerelease awareness, helping to drive ticket sales.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
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Liam Sherwin-Murray, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Stories have mingled love and magic for centuries, but the portmanteau crystallized as a market category during the pandemic.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
The track also features rapper Yuno Miles and was included in his second studio album, Vultures 2, by his ¥$ portmanteau group with Ty Dolla $ign.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
Then as now, an annoying if slightly amusing portmanteau conjoining the films’ names hyped up prerelease awareness, helping to drive ticket sales.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for portmanteau
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“Portmanteau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portmanteau. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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