as in wallet
a bag carried by hand and designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles
it'll be much easier to carry a backpack than to lug that suitcase all over the place
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Recent Examples of suitcase
High-level boarding benefits riders with suitcases, strollers, or people for whom stairs are a challenge.
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
Amazon’s collection of wrinkle-free travel clothes includes plenty of winter-friendly pieces that’ll look good as new after spending hours folded in your suitcase.
—Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
For most of 2025, 11-year-old Liam Nachawati lived out of a suitcase.
—Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
Your suitcase will be delivered to your room just as soon as the crew can get to it, but that could take several hours (and in rare cases, even longer) given the sheer volume of luggage being managed.
—Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
Amazon’s collection of wrinkle-free travel clothes includes plenty of winter-friendly pieces that’ll look good as new after spending hours folded in your suitcase.
—Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
For most of 2025, 11-year-old Liam Nachawati lived out of a suitcase.
—Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
Your suitcase will be delivered to your room just as soon as the crew can get to it, but that could take several hours (and in rare cases, even longer) given the sheer volume of luggage being managed.
—Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suitcase
Noun
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The suspect then used a credit card in the wallet to make a fraudulent purchase totaling approximately $107.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Users can manage funds in a mix of fiat and cryptocurrency — including holdings like Bitcoin and Ethereum — and transact globally with a single card or digital wallet.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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Or, shop other best-selling leather travel backpacks from the brand, below.—
Michelle Baricevic,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2026
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The agent sprays Pretti with a chemical irritant and drags him to his knees as Pretti pulls at the backpack of the other bystander, potentially reaching for a water bottle.—
Thomas Bordeaux,
CNN Money,
25 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Vacuum Bags for Travel TikTok creators swear by vacuum-seal bags for squeezing more clothing into a carry-on.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Jan. 2026
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Use it as a carry-on, grocery tote, gym bag, or beach buddy.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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Israeli and Egyptian officials tightly control who can cross, with luggage restrictions and vetting procedures slowing movement.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The deputy searched Jamall and his belongings, finding insulin in his luggage and two ecstasy pills in his pocket.—
Christopher Damien,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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For starters, Mance and his wardrobe assistants scoured the internet for specific designer pieces that CBK wore during the decade, everything from Yohji Yamamoto to Prada to Hermès Birkin bags.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2026
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My bags didn’t catch up, but a maritozzo and a latte from illy made the wait a little sweeter.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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While Bond is able to subdue the baddies, the briefcase containing the money is lost and Vesper is trapped in an elevator cage.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Jan. 2026
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Inside my briefcase was a fat folder that contained all my material takeoffs, the bids from subs, and a dot-matrix printout of a basic spreadsheet showing all of the costs, along with the total cost.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
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Speaking at parent company LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton’s annual results presentation, LVMH chairman and chief executive officer Bernard Arnault noted the brand is doubling down on its core handbag category.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Iris Apatow and Coco Arquette were among the crowd, kitted out in chic suiting and separates—and the Dash bag; every New York City girl’s ride-or-die desk to dinner handbag.—
Freya Drohan,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Suitcase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suitcase. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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