as in baggage
the bags and suitcases that a person carries when traveling
Passengers are limited to two items of carry-on luggage.
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Recent Examples of luggage
Coach Prime brought a gold jacket, two Heisman Trophy-level talents in his luggage and national talking heads in his back pocket, ready to throw down for dear old CU.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Booking travel is expensive these days, from the cost of trains or planes to paying for your luggage, lodgings and more.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
While intended to streamline boarding and ensure overhead bin space is used efficiently, the sizers became notorious for sparking last-minute bag checks and heated exchanges as passengers attempted to squeeze their luggage into the unforgiving metal templates.
—AFAR Media, 16 Oct. 2025
Roberts and Tim Robbins play American journalists in Paris who lose their luggage and bicker over a hotel room and then wind up in bed together.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Booking travel is expensive these days, from the cost of trains or planes to paying for your luggage, lodgings and more.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
While intended to streamline boarding and ensure overhead bin space is used efficiently, the sizers became notorious for sparking last-minute bag checks and heated exchanges as passengers attempted to squeeze their luggage into the unforgiving metal templates.
—AFAR Media, 16 Oct. 2025
Roberts and Tim Robbins play American journalists in Paris who lose their luggage and bicker over a hotel room and then wind up in bed together.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for luggage
Noun
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Tillery also advises her clients to skip overpacking and go with carry-on luggage to avoid unnecessary baggage fees or inconveniences if there are flight changes.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Oct. 2025
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These are adults with baggage, unable to walk away from their pasts.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With the help of vacuum bags, one traveler fit two pairs of jeans, two pairs of joggers, two jackets, socks and underwear, Nike slides, four shirts, and toiletries.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Oct. 2025
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Interior-design firms are touting their ability to build restaurants around delivery, with bike parking, clear signage, dedicated entrances, wallfuls of cubbies to shove bags into—essentially trying to cram two experiences into a building that used to house one.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Luggage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luggage. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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