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shopping bags

noun

plural of shopping bag
as in garment bags

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  1. kit bags
  2. purses
Noun
  • Road closures have been seizing the country’s leafy capital, as vans disgorge military style kit bags and American personnel to match at top hotels.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of kit bags
Noun
  • Mattresses and furniture line the walls and there are bins full of purses and shoes.
    — Debbie Elliott, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The defense says Bickham was touching passengers' purses, appeared intoxicated and smelled of alcohol.
    — Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of purses
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“Shopping bags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shopping%20bags. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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