Bag
Bag noun - A container made of a flexible material (as paper or plastic).
Usage example: she carries her towel and other supplies to the beach in a bright, colorful bag slung over her arm
Package is a synonym for bag in action topic. In some cases you can use "Package" instead the word "Bag" as a noun or a verb.
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It is common for bomb squads to deal with a suspicious package or bag that might be a bomb by blowing it up in a controlled explosion.
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Kenard blatantly stashed a brown bag "package" in plain view for the western "narcos" to see.
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In the Angie Tribeca episode "Tribeca's Day Off," Angie comes home with a bag of groceries containing way too many items that can plausibly fit in there, including a package of about 20 rolls of toilet paper and a ladder.
Source: Bag of Holding
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Package and Bag. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bag/package
Bag & Package. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bag/package>.
Package or Bag. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bag/package.
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