Thesaurus results for HANDBAGS

handbags

noun

plural of handbag

as in suitcases

a bag carried by hand and designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles flies only with a handbag so he doesn't have to check his luggage

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as in purses

a container for carrying money and small personal items her handbag is just big enough to hold her favorite photos and wallet

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Recent Examples of handbags In addition to its womenswear collections, Miller had licensees in handbags, shoes, jewelry, home, and fragrance and beauty. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026 As fans in the comments pointed out, whoever happened to find Esmeralda pretty much struck gold, as far as luxury handbags go. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026 Beside the pile of purses and heap of handbags, there's a lot of love in the room. — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 This strategy is common in luxury goods markets, where selling fewer handbags at higher prices is more desirable than selling many at lower ones. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026 At the top of that distribution, the money is going into paintings, jewelry, handbags, and whisky. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

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Noun

For travel gear, the best deals are in November, while suitcases see the steepest markdowns in late December.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Several months later, the discovery of the two suitcases in Wisconsin would crack the case wide open.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of suitcases

Noun

The purses piled up at the Cook County Clerk's Office on Thursday were collected by employees from for Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

— Noel Brennan, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
The acrylic, vertical files keep purses upright and prevent them from falling over.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of purses

Noun

While winter isn't here yet, its impact is already being felt in the wallets of municipalities across the Pittsburgh region.

— Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
That’s a direct hit to many people’s wallets, as gasoline is usually a necessary expense.

— Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of wallets

Noun

For some homeowners, that means raking or blowing leaves and putting them into composting bags or on the side of the road to be hauled off to municipal compost centers.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
In Paris, an Intersport store was looted after individuals smashed its windows and left carrying bags of merchandise.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026

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