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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tote bags
Noun
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Shop everyday purses, travel bags, packing cubes, and more, all for less than $100 each at Amazon.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2026 -
Bouquets, meanwhile, are receiving the alt-bride treatment, with searches climbing for fuzzy wire bouquets, bouquet purses and flowerless arrangements.—
Lauren Fisher,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
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Designer handbags from brands such as YSL were cited in the investigation and valued at nearly $3,000 each while luxury Gucci shoes were priced at over $1,000.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Detectives said the pair purchased 224 high-end items online, including designer clothing, cosmetics and handbags.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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However, this strain on Floridians’ pocketbooks can’t compete with the governor’s immediate obsession with redrawing congressional districts in a four-day session that begins Tuesday.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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Today, sprawling suburbs and strip shopping centers predominate in Florida, with tremendous impacts on our environment, quality of life and pocketbooks.—
Tom Hoctor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
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Every once in a while, the TV would display the now ubiquitous images of Suspect One and Suspect Two, who had been caught by surveillance cameras, wearing backpacks and strolling near the finish line moments before the explosions.—
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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My son and daughter have these on their backpacks for school.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Oprah is a big fan of totes, and this one tote-ally fits the bill.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
22 Feb. 2026
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Trader Joe’s hasn’t announced new versions of its canvas totes or tote drops for 2026 just yet, so how the trend will continue to shake out this year remains to be seen.—
Monica Garske,
USA Today,
19 Jan. 2026
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Road closures have been seizing the country’s leafy capital, as vans disgorge military style kit bags and American personnel to match at top hotels.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But a new generation of male celebrities are making the case for investing in bags beyond the nondescript leather satchels, urban roll-top backpacks, canvas duffel bags that most men have historically carried around.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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Save at least 60 percent on totes, shoulder bags, crossbody styles, satchels, backpacks, and more.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Tote bags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tote%20bags. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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