as in penitentiary
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
plea-bargained to avoid spending time in the cooler
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Recent Examples of cooler
An employee told a deputy that Reddy Ice workers alerted them spotting a body when servicing the cooler.
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
The cooler was located in Epcot's France area, specifically in an employees-only section not accessible to guests, a source familiar with the situation tells EW shortly after the flames were spotted by visitors.
—EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
The walk-in cooler behind the France Pavilion caught fire in a backstage area.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2025
The restaurant was in violation of 12 standards, including raw meat stored above ready-to-eat chicken breast and shelving inside walk-in cooler in need of cleaning.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2025
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
The cooler was located in Epcot's France area, specifically in an employees-only section not accessible to guests, a source familiar with the situation tells EW shortly after the flames were spotted by visitors.
—EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
The walk-in cooler behind the France Pavilion caught fire in a backstage area.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2025
The restaurant was in violation of 12 standards, including raw meat stored above ready-to-eat chicken breast and shelving inside walk-in cooler in need of cleaning.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooler
Noun
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Barnes, 67, was convicted and sentenced to 21 years in a Russian penitentiary in February 2024.—
Tanya Stukalova,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2025
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The first penitentiaries weren’t built until the late 1700s, so more extreme sentences were deemed necessary to prevent discord.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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However, on March 27, a paperwork error allowed Guzman to walk out of the Clayton County jail a free man.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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In the photo, Sada is dressed in an orange jail uniform while his expression consists of wide eyes and a stiff grin.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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His lawyers said Mahdi's original attorneys put on a shallow case trying to spare his life that didn't call on relatives, teachers or others who knew him and ignored the impact of months spent in solitary confinement in prison as a teen.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Alexander Smirnov was sentenced to six years in prison in January after pleading guilty to lying to his FBI handler about the Biden family's ties to a Ukrainian energy company -- in addition to a series of unrelated tax fraud charges.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Cooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooler. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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