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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Recent Examples of portmanteau
Think of today’s most popular jorts — a portmanteau for jean shorts — as wide-leg denim… for warmer weather.
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Andrea Bossi, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
Brody is the reason for the Chrismukkah season (well, at least the use of the portmanteau).
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
Sustainable shelter solution While inspired by the traditional Arctic igloo, MyGlu, a portmanteau of the words mycelium and igloo, is designed for hot and dry climates where conventional building materials may be too expensive or unavailable.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
In addition to her projects with RT Features, Sotomayor’s other credits include pandemic era portmanteau film The Year of the Everlasting Storm, which premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival and was released by Neon, as well as her debut feature Thursday Till Sunday.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
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Andrea Bossi, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
Brody is the reason for the Chrismukkah season (well, at least the use of the portmanteau).
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
Sustainable shelter solution While inspired by the traditional Arctic igloo, MyGlu, a portmanteau of the words mycelium and igloo, is designed for hot and dry climates where conventional building materials may be too expensive or unavailable.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
In addition to her projects with RT Features, Sotomayor’s other credits include pandemic era portmanteau film The Year of the Everlasting Storm, which premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival and was released by Neon, as well as her debut feature Thursday Till Sunday.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for portmanteau
Noun
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Any of that find its way into your suitcase?—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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Simply tuck your AirTag into the silicone pouch and stick the case to the inside of your suitcase—you’ll never have to worry about forgetting to pop the tracking device into your bag ever again.—
Liz Provencher,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The male pointed a pistol at the victim, addressed them by their first name and demanded specific pieces of jewelry and his wallet, police said.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Inside, Darwin Tirado-Sanchez, 22, sitting in the passenger seat and a 38-year-old man in the driver’s seat, were ordered at gunpoint to turn over their wallets and keys without turning around toward their robbers, prosecutors said in a court proffer of allegations.—
William Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Portmanteau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portmanteau. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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