as in suitcase
a bag carried by hand and designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles
carried her possessions with her in an old portmanteau
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Recent Examples of portmanteau
It was created by Billy Blanks, who practiced taekwondo and boxing, which form the name of the exercise form via a portmanteau.
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Isaac Aronow, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Stories have mingled love and magic for centuries, but the portmanteau crystallized as a market category during the pandemic.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Grating portmanteaus are a crucial part of their relationship.
—Liam Sherwin-Murray, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Then as now, an annoying if slightly amusing portmanteau conjoining the films’ names hyped up prerelease awareness, helping to drive ticket sales.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
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Isaac Aronow, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Stories have mingled love and magic for centuries, but the portmanteau crystallized as a market category during the pandemic.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Grating portmanteaus are a crucial part of their relationship.
—Liam Sherwin-Murray, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Then as now, an annoying if slightly amusing portmanteau conjoining the films’ names hyped up prerelease awareness, helping to drive ticket sales.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for portmanteau
Recent Examples of Synonyms for portmanteau
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Only a few medium to large storages, big enough to fit a hefty suitcase and costing as much as $20,300 annually, are available.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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Grant and Blue also reported that clothing, designer sunglasses, two suitcases, laptops and a pair of AirPods Max headphones were taken from the car.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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Instead, opt for easy DIY projects to get in the spirit without leaving a dent in your wallet.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
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Because the money is encoded into the ledger, the payment is executed by transferring that asset directly between wallets via smart contracts and the infrastructure is encoded into the blockchain itself.—
Ozan Ozerk,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Portmanteau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portmanteau. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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