satchel

as in backpack
a small bag that is carried over your shoulder and that is used for carrying clothes, books, etc. He carefully loaded his satchel before departing for a day at the park.

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Recent Examples of satchel This satchel has similar crocodile-texturing and the same dome shape that, even without the embossing, would outshine others. Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025 This Michael Kors satchel combines fashion with functionality and has a beautiful, sophisticated style. Nora Colomer, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025 Investigators recovered the satchel and found a loaded Smith and Wesson 9mm handgun and drugs inside the bag. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2025 This vegan leather satchel bag is offered in five bold colors, has bottom studs, sturdy handles and a dangling padlock adornment. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for satchel
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backpack
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  • Almost a year-and-a-half later, in September 2024, a fisherman found some of her belongings including her backpack and a hiking shoe, the family wrote in a Saturday Facebook post.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
  • In September of last year, Japanese authorities began searching in a different area after Wu-Murad’s backpack and a single shoe were discovered near a stream in Totsukawa village.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025

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“Satchel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satchel. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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