as in suitcase
a bag carried by hand and designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles
the airline allows two carry-ons per person
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1
as in to raise hell
to behave badly
a toddler crying and carrying on in the store
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as in to persist
to continue despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement
she bravely carried on despite the loss of her husband
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as in to operate
to look after and make decisions about
carries on a business and still manages to run the household
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Recent Examples of carry-on
Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2025
While the offerings vary by airline, basic economy tickets often come without an advance seat assignment, tend to be in the last boarding group and may limit the number or size of carry-on luggage.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 11 Mar. 2025
Tracy Brower, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
However, in the late stages of Alzheimer’s, patients may lose their ability to respond to their environment, carry on a conversation and control movement, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Southwest customers can bring one carry-on bag and one personal item with them on the plane for free.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2025
While the offerings vary by airline, basic economy tickets often come without an advance seat assignment, tend to be in the last boarding group and may limit the number or size of carry-on luggage.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
In addition, 15% had trouble carrying on a conversation or participating in a group discussion.
—Tracy Brower, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
However, in the late stages of Alzheimer’s, patients may lose their ability to respond to their environment, carry on a conversation and control movement, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry-on
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Alcantara’s body was found Thursday stuffed in a suitcase in a shallow creek in a Yonkers park off the Saw Mill Parkway, four days after she had been reported missing.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2025
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Another ludicrous reality became clear—the battery on the scooter ran out, which turned out to be fine, because his dog had followed him on its own rideable suitcase.—
Esther Zuckerman,
The Atlantic,
9 Mar. 2025
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When investors don’t know what to believe—when markets correct, inflation worries persist and geopolitical risks escalate—gold has tended to shine.—
Frank Holmes,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Why would Trump persist with a tariff regime that was proven not to work with the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, which triggered the Great Depression?—
Llewellyn King,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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Pininfarina has been operating its wind tunnel since 1972, and has been updating it to further support two-wheeler manufacturers more recently.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Mar. 2025
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Seven vital missile batteries The two SAMP/Ts and six Patriots the Ukrainian air force currently operates should, in theory, provide slightly more than the bare minimum of long-range air-defense coverage of the biggest Ukrainian cities.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new exhibition (March 25) takes a wary view of its own contents, which span half a millennium, arguing that the West acted out its daydreams of a docile Orient one cup-and-saucer at a time.—
Shauna Lyon,
The New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2025
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The Department of Government Efficiency, which Musk does not officially lead but has acted out his objectives, has been orchestrating a campaign to drastically cut the federal workforce and budget.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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What's most impressive about this feat is that Tecno still managed to put a 5,200mAh battery inside the phone.—
Eric Zeman,
PCMAG,
7 Mar. 2025
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Most of Apple’s choices in the 16e seem to serve the goal of unifying the whole iPhone lineup to simplify the message for consumers and make things easier for Apple to manage efficiently, but the dropping of MagSafe is bizarre.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
7 Mar. 2025
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And another question: Isn’t anyone supervising the people who design these things?—
Jim Alexander,
Orange County Register,
14 Mar. 2025
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Environmental Protection Agency staff members across the country have been told by supervisors they are prohibited from communicating with grantee partners they are supposed to supervise and monitor, according to multiple sources inside the EPA and others working directly with the agency.—
MaryAlice Parks,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2025
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Severe crashes were typically due to failure to yield, failure to reduce speed, improper or unsafe lane usage, disobeying traffic signs and signals, and roadway departure, according to Vissers’ presentation.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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The suspect disobeyed and was subsequently shot, OPD said.—
Elainie Barraza,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2025
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He’s worked in newsrooms all across the country, including overseeing the USA TODAY sports department.—
David Ammenheuser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Mar. 2025
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Judge Boasberg -- who previously oversaw the United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court -- pushed back on the idea that the information could not be disclosed to the court.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2025
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