as in suitcases
a bag carried by hand and designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles
with their humble belongings tucked into wallets of simple cloth, the pilgrims began their journey to one of Christendom's holiest shrines
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Recent Examples of wallets
For The Times) O’Connor described the Music Valley project as early-stage and speculative, pointing to a mining tradition dating back to the Wild West in which prospectors tout samples that show heavy concentrations of minerals in a bid to loosen investors’ wallets.
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Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
When voters worry about their wallets, incumbents usually get the blame.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
When voters worry about their wallets, incumbents usually get the blame.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
As corporate policies change, Americans will feel it in their wallets beyond the gas pump.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
Some of the crypto wallets used in these hacks were also linked to the North Korean state actors known for their involvement in WannaCry and the 2014 hack of Sony Pictures by Lazarus Group.
—Jessica Klein, PC Magazine, 28 Mar. 2026
Whenever sentiment plummeted after the pandemic — such as 2022 when inflation was running at a 40-year high or 2023 during a standoff in Congress over the debt ceiling — Americans continued to open their wallets.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Participants are urged to keep their phones and wallets safe in a plastic bag and to bring a trash bag or old towel to sit on for the car ride home.
—Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Then again, there’s plenty of reason to be skeptical with billions already being made from an ecosystem that is stretching fans’ wallets.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
When voters worry about their wallets, incumbents usually get the blame.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
When voters worry about their wallets, incumbents usually get the blame.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
As corporate policies change, Americans will feel it in their wallets beyond the gas pump.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
Some of the crypto wallets used in these hacks were also linked to the North Korean state actors known for their involvement in WannaCry and the 2014 hack of Sony Pictures by Lazarus Group.
—Jessica Klein, PC Magazine, 28 Mar. 2026
Whenever sentiment plummeted after the pandemic — such as 2022 when inflation was running at a 40-year high or 2023 during a standoff in Congress over the debt ceiling — Americans continued to open their wallets.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Participants are urged to keep their phones and wallets safe in a plastic bag and to bring a trash bag or old towel to sit on for the car ride home.
—Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Then again, there’s plenty of reason to be skeptical with billions already being made from an ecosystem that is stretching fans’ wallets.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wallets
suitcases
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Much of the cash, stuffed inside suitcases and shipped out on international flights, makes its way to countries scattered across East Africa, where many Somalis fanned out following their nation’s civil war.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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In place of ubiquitous black-nylon rollers, attention-grabbing suitcases that telegraph wealth and taste are now de rigueur in private hangars and public concourses.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Wallets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wallets. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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