suitcases

noun

plural of suitcase
as in wallets
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 suitcases Sometimes, customer expectation drives circularity, as in the case of Cotopaxi, which recently released a set of hard-side suitcases specifically engineered for easy, at-home self-repair. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026 Hundreds of suitcases were seen lining up at the arrivals area on Tuesday. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 And with so many suitcases on the market, figuring out which is best for your travel plans can get overwhelming fast. — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 23 Sep. 2026 This article is part of Condé Nast Traveler's fourth annual Luggage Week, for which dozens of suitcases, backpacks, and weekender bags were road-tested by our editors. — Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026 Sally and Taylor Wilkinson managed to fit their lives into five suitcases when Taylor’s job took them from Atlanta to London. — Jody Garlock, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2026 Moving internationally means paring things down to what can fit in three suitcases, and my in-laws have space for a couple of boxes to be stored in their attic. — The Spruce, 14 Sep. 2026 The rest are grating, like a never-ending gag about Gillian traveling with two heavy suitcases that make going up stairs difficult. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026 At Gatwick Airport, about 30 miles south of central London, passengers stretched out on the bare floor beside their suitcases. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suitcases
  1. wallets
  2. backpacks
  3. bags
  4. luggage
  5. handbags
  6. carryalls
Noun
  • As for the money itself, aside from the frozen wallets, it may already be gone.
    — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Every day, companies find better, and sneakier, ways to reach deeper into our wallets.
    — Lindsay Owens, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of wallets
Noun
  • Rebecca Dixon, the district’s assistant director of special education, and Jaime Goodley, its director of special education, bought everything from earbuds and glue sticks to notebooks and backpacks.
    — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • According to Treasury, Galeano had been detained in the United States in 2017 on suspicion of manipulating ATMs and was found with drugs and backpacks containing a large amount of cash.
    — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of backpacks
Noun
  • Lisa walks in with everyone’s orders and walks out with three giant bags of fast-food goodness.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Chee Meng handed him their plastic bags of food, and, slowly, the three of them made their way down to the surf.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of bags
Noun
  • It’s all arranged with the breathtaking efficiency of a father of four Tetris-ing luggage into a sensible, midsize sedan.
    — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Long airport queues, flight delays, and lost luggage are reason enough for anyone to lose their temper.
    — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of luggage
Noun
  • Located on the fourth floor of a rickety Chinatown building next to an SAT prep center is a small, undecorated office filled with a colorful rack of shirts alongside a pile of vintage Karl Lagerfeld-era Chanel handbags.
    — Irene Kim, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
  • As part of his plea agreement, Iza agreed to forfeit several items purchased as part of the conspiracy, including two Mercedes-Benzes, a Ferrari and dozens of luxury handbags from Hermes, Balenciaga and Louis Vuitton.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of handbags
Noun
  • Inside the luxury weekender bag, there are separate zipped and document pockets, while on the outside, another zip pocket provides additional compartmentalized storage — something of a necessity for carryalls, especially while on the go.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The Lexington Backpack and Coastal Flip Lock Tote are two of our favorite carryalls of the season so far -- check them out below to see the function and beauty for yourself.
    — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of carryalls

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