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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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
Clara McMahon, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Though vapes are allowed in carry-on bags, this discreet packaging was definitely a head-scratcher.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Catherine Santino, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
The most bitter clashes are likely to carry on in Donetsk as Russia tries to seize control of the city of Tokmak, the nearby town of Chasiv Yar and gains around the strategic settlement of Pokrovsk.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Our top 10 picks include Apple AirPods, a Samsonite carry-on suitcase, and a pair of snuggly slippers that even Oprah raved about.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Though vapes are allowed in carry-on bags, this discreet packaging was definitely a head-scratcher.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Verb
The beauty founder seemed to pay no mind to the wardrobe malfunction, though, carrying on with her evening alongside Chalamet.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
The most bitter clashes are likely to carry on in Donetsk as Russia tries to seize control of the city of Tokmak, the nearby town of Chasiv Yar and gains around the strategic settlement of Pokrovsk.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry-on
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There’s even a mid-range model costing $150,000 that can be disassembled and packaged into a suitcase to take with you.Barry Collins, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Best of all, this suitcase is an accessory in and of itself.Madison Yauger, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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But habits can persist even if their outcome stops being pleasing.Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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This pattern persists across different situations and relationships, creating a consistent narrative of persecution or righteousness that resists evidence or logic.Nik Ershov, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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When Van Hoogstraten needed to step back from operating the forum in 2014, France agreed to acquire it, still insisting on sustaining the autonomy for which it was founded.Lilian Raji, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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And we're very sharply focused as an agency on dealing with that threat, supporting the FBI in the New Orleans case, where, as the FBI has said publicly, their belief is that the man who perpetrated that horrific act was inspired by ISIS but operated alone.Ashley Brown, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
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Signing free-agent third baseman Alex Bregman would change the narrative, but require them to act out of character and block a younger player, Jace Jung.Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Those concerns faded upon watching the murderer act out in court.Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
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Whereas previous hosts have taken the Globes’ relaxed reputation and come up with roasts that were more offensive than actually funny, Glaser managed to poke fun at the nominees without crossing any major lines.Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025
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The Jackson 5 single even manages to re-enter the top 10 on one of them, giving the group a proper Billboard smash yet again, with a track that was released decades ago.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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The two vehicles went through the school’s fence where Rosales was supervising children, one of them being MKaya, according to deputies and KSAT.Kate Linderman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
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Conrad’s office is supervised by the Judicial Conference, the federal judiciary’s policymaking arm.Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2024
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Hutchison is nominally a private company in Hong Kong, but in the Communist Party's system, no entity in the People's Republic can ignore or disobey an order from the ruling organization.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Rosenblatt said in a statement Monday that King would plead guilty to five of those charges, including desertion, three counts of disobeying an officer, and assault on a noncommissioned officer.Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
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The co-chairs of the advisory board overseeing the building of the memorial are Lord Pickles, a Conservative politician, and Ed Balls, a former Labour M.P. who is now a podcaster and TV presenter.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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The judge overseeing the case, U.S. District Court Judge Leo M. Gordon, also called on the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to review and provide an explanation of certain aspects of the congestion pricing program.Greg Wehner, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Carry-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry-on. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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