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
People’s digital wallets were coming online and things like that.
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Fortune Editors, Fortune, 10 May 2026
Shelter is important to watch because housing payments usually represent the largest, unavoidable cost taken out of consumer wallets.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 10 May 2026
Vintage Wallets or Checkbooks Check your drawers for any older wallets, checkbooks, or card cases.
—Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 10 May 2026
Every day in stores across Florida, thousands of people pull out their wallets and purses to scratch a lottery ticket, hoping for a life-altering prize.
—Jack Jankowski, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
In other words, nearly three out of four shoppers are already voting with their wallets.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Unlike drivers in other states, California drivers’ wallets didn’t seem to be affected by the data sharing, due to a 1988 law Californians passed called Proposition 103, which prohibits insurance companies from setting rates based on driver data.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
Working families are feeling it in their wallets every single day.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
The American people The war has been punishing for Americans and their wallets.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Fortune Editors, Fortune, 10 May 2026
Shelter is important to watch because housing payments usually represent the largest, unavoidable cost taken out of consumer wallets.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 10 May 2026
Vintage Wallets or Checkbooks Check your drawers for any older wallets, checkbooks, or card cases.
—Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 10 May 2026
Every day in stores across Florida, thousands of people pull out their wallets and purses to scratch a lottery ticket, hoping for a life-altering prize.
—Jack Jankowski, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
In other words, nearly three out of four shoppers are already voting with their wallets.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Unlike drivers in other states, California drivers’ wallets didn’t seem to be affected by the data sharing, due to a 1988 law Californians passed called Proposition 103, which prohibits insurance companies from setting rates based on driver data.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
Working families are feeling it in their wallets every single day.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
The American people The war has been punishing for Americans and their wallets.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wallets
suitcases
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Travelers end up dragging coats through museums or try to shove them into already full suitcases before a train transfer.—
Chantelle Kincy,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2026
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In July 2025, choreographer Christopher Grant and dancer Diandre Blue filed a police report after the trunk window was damaged on their rental car and two suitcases were missing.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2026
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“Wallets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wallets. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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