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briefcase

noun as in carrier for work papers

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I settle for a sweater and jacket and throw a tie in my briefcase just in case it turns out to be the prom.

Although in that film, the briefcase contained an atomic bomb.

He is clutching more out of habit than for any practical reason his black briefcase.

He searches patiently through his briefcase and produces a round-trip ticket for the seat in question.

He opens the briefcase to reveal hundreds of well-thumbed sheets of paper filled with typewritten words.

There was something smug about the way he picked up his heels, swung his briefcase.

A stocky man dodged around from behind the woman and came rapidly down the platform, neat, crisp, briefcase under his arm.

He'd probably try to get his foolish little briefcase in front of him like a shield.

Engel called "Fourteen" and got out there, briefcase tightly clutched up under his arm, its flap unbuckled.

He brought himself back with a grimace, aware that he was clutching the briefcase of tapes possessively from long habit.

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On this page you'll find 14 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to briefcase, such as: bag, baggage, folder, case, dispatch, and portfolio.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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