as in suitcase
a soft-sided case designed for carrying belongings especially on the back
stuffed her backpack with so many books that she could barely walk
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Recent Examples of backpack
Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 4 Apr. 2025
Through this program, the chapter provides uniforms, hygiene kits, shoes, jackets and backpacks to underprivileged kids in Anaheim.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025
Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2025
Outdoors Ultralight tent barely breaks 2 lb and delivers squall-ready shelter
November 30, 2024
The all-new Durston X-Dome 1+ backpacking tent combines an ultralight, tough construction with a roomy, easy-pitch dome design.
—New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Testing the Ski Pack on the Slopes Whether or not to bring a backpack has become the seminal question of my ski days.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 4 Apr. 2025
Through this program, the chapter provides uniforms, hygiene kits, shoes, jackets and backpacks to underprivileged kids in Anaheim.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
Charlie’s been on eight 11-day backpacking treks to Philmont, the Boy Scouts’ premier high adventure base in New Mexico, several with his sons.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2025
Outdoors Ultralight tent barely breaks 2 lb and delivers squall-ready shelter
November 30, 2024
The all-new Durston X-Dome 1+ backpacking tent combines an ultralight, tough construction with a roomy, easy-pitch dome design.
—New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backpack
Noun
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But with the ability to charge up to seven devices, this is worth packing in your suitcase.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
31 Mar. 2025
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Bomb technicians defused several live homemade explosive devices that were found next to an open suitcase near a North Texas park on Sunday, authorities said.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library received $3,000 for tenting and fumigation for termite extermination.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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Bake in oven until cookie is golden brown on top and set around the edges, 25 to 30 minutes, tenting loosely with aluminum foil to prevent over-browning, if needed.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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And while brands are jumping on the hit series' bandwagon, one was ahead of the pack.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi are unlikely to exhibit behaviors typical of wild dire wolves due to being raised in captivity without a pack structure, says Adam Boyko, a geneticist at Cornell University who was not involved in the project, to the New York Times.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In their rucksacks, the duo packed a foldout paper map of the itinerary, few clothes and ample medicine (antibiotics, malaria pills, iodine drops for the water).—
Laura Manske,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Instinctively, the tiny cat snuggled up to Kelland, and the Good Samaritan took pity on her, wrapping the kitten in his woolly hat and taking her home in his rucksack.—
Terry Baddoo,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Each spring, his parents and five siblings would caravan with a couple of other families from South Texas to the Oregon-Idaho border.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American-Statesman,
9 Dec. 2024
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Supporters caravaned along Helena’s downtown, honking horns.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
7 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Todd has since amassed dozens of Pop Mart toys—many of whom accompany her on her overseas travels in a large brown knapsack—and nearly 250,000 followers who watch her unbox her toys and visit stores in search of limited editions.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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More broadly, items that would be sold in sporting goods stores, such as tents, knapsacks, general outdoor wear, swimsuits, sails and lifejackets are also on the EU list.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Backpack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backpack. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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