school bag

noun

Definition of school bagnext
as in fanny pack

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Recent Examples of school bag This sleek purse has a super spacious design that can house all sorts of essentials; multiple shoppers use it as a work or school bag, according to reviews. — Clara McMahon, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for school bag
  1. fanny pack
  2. overnight bag
  3. suitcase
  4. handbag
Noun
  • The agent checked Castillo’s carry-on bag and fanny pack and found no contraband.
    — David Goodhue October 6, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Use them on your luggage, backpack, purse, or fanny pack to prevent sneaky pickpockets from slipping their fingers inside.
    — Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of fanny pack
Noun
  • One of them invites Bonnie over for a sleepover, and Jessie sneaks into her overnight bag, not realizing that toys are verboten to the new generation.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 June 2026
  • Officers told the children to pack an overnight bag.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Definition of overnight bag
Noun
  • Several months later, the discovery of the two suitcases in Wisconsin would crack the case wide open.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Law enforcement found another 32 tied up inside a suitcase intended for similar buyers in August.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of suitcase
Noun
  • Birkin asked her seatmate why the company didn’t yet make a handbag that was bigger than the Kelly, but smaller and lighter than the Hermès’s Haut à Courroies, which her ex Serge Gainsbourg had carried for years.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The report’s authors also said consumers need to reconsider the Black Friday handbag frenzy.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of handbag

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“School bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/school%20bag. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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