haversacks

Definition of haversacksnext
plural of haversack
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Noun
  • Students will be required to power down or silence their cellphones and keep them in their backpacks until the end of the school day.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
  • Or, shop other best-selling leather travel backpacks from the brand, below.
    Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • Relieved of their blindfolds, the men now wore heavy rucksacks filled with colored rocks representing their anger (red), guilt and shame (black), and sadness (blue).
    Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Both photographers center the trees, emphasizing grandeur and age, but Weston’s evergreens are timeless and untouched, Connell’s the site of human encounter, with rucksacks and sunhats piled at their base.
    Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Use airtight containers or garment bags to keep out bugs, and consider storing clothing with natural repellents like cedar blocks or lavender satchels.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2026
  • One brought her knitting, and most carried some sort of prop — a cane, a book, satchels like those carried by people who made Philadelphia their home in the 1700s.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • While lozenges are designed to taste unpleasant, nicotine pouches are often flavored with mint, coffee, cinnamon, or fruit.
    Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 12 May 2026
  • Each attendee at the show received a small piece of a painting in the lockable pouches phones were kept in; some fans have speculated that together, the fragments reveal Bridgers’ next album cover.
    Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • Array can store six 24-inch-by-16-inch totes vertically, with each tote weighing 66 pounds.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
  • Oprah is a big fan of totes, and this one tote-ally fits the bill.
    Annie Blackman, InStyle, 22 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Chris Sanon, the Orlando area’s leader in sacks a year ago, played well in his move to linebacker from edge rusher.
    Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2026
  • Houston recorded eight sacks and hit Allen four other times while throwing to keep him winless in NRG Stadium.
    Tim Graham, New York Times, 15 May 2026
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“Haversacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haversacks. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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