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as in bin
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things
a small casket of jewels
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Recent Examples of casket
Carter’s casket arrived at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday to lie in state.
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Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
Hundreds of people walked through the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum yesterday to see the casket of the former president.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Before the trip home, the former president was memorialized at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday morning before Special Air Mission 39 at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland took his casket on its final journey.
—Shirleen Guerra | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Jan. 2025
Kent Nishimura | Afp | Getty Images The casket bearing the remains of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter arrives inside Washington National Cathedral for his state funeral on January 9, 2025 in Washington, DC.
—Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
Hundreds of people walked through the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum yesterday to see the casket of the former president.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Before the trip home, the former president was memorialized at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday morning before Special Air Mission 39 at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland took his casket on its final journey.
—Shirleen Guerra | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Jan. 2025
Kent Nishimura | Afp | Getty Images The casket bearing the remains of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter arrives inside Washington National Cathedral for his state funeral on January 9, 2025 in Washington, DC.
—Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for casket
Noun
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In the end, this deception will just be another nail in the coffin of legacy media.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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At one funeral in Ankara, the coffins of a family of five were lined up at the central Ahmet Hamdi Akseki mosque.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
22 Jan. 2025
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In his first ever major five-set match at Melbourne 12 months ago, Draper vomited in a courtside bin in temperatures that were above 30 degrees.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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The more important figure is the capacity of the ice basket, bin, or drawer.—
Emily Farris,
Bon Appétit,
17 Jan. 2025
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In it, a small baby lies on a tomb of red velvet, her skin and dress a rocky gray (Eguiguren Arte de Hispanomérica, D10) and eye sockets blank, an icy contrast to the fresh roses and wildflowers with which she is adorned.—
Walker Mimms,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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On the thirteenth-century tomb of Eleanor of Aquitaine, she is shown wide awake and reading, while her dull and kingly husband sleeps for all eternity.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Kansas City Chiefs returner Nikko Remigio smiled in front of his locker Saturday night, ready to reveal the full story behind his game-changing kickoff return in KC’s home playoff victory.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
20 Jan. 2025
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Patrons aspiring to ride the Hulk rollercoaster at the Universal Studios theme park in Orlando are barraged by signs warning them to place anything not attached to their bodies in a locker next to the ride.—
Christian Schneider,
National Review,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The red button, hidden in a wooden box and was used by Trump during his first term, was again spotted on the desk at the Oval Office after Trump was sworn in a week ago, The Wall Street Journal reported.—
Peter Burke,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Then, in September 2023, Swift made her first appearance at a Chiefs game when she was spotted in a box with Kelce's mother, Donna Kelce.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Cut an inch away from the trunk, and be careful not to cut the trunk itself.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Jan. 2025
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Three main options were provided to the community: lights hung from wires on branches, wraparound lights placed around the trunk and extending into the branches, and the eventual choice — uplighting installed under grids or dirt areas and projected onto the tree.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Jan. 2025
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Neither of them had any idea at the time that a bomb was ticking inside his chest.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Jan. 2025
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The troops — wearing camouflage body armor with AR-style rifles slung across their chests — aren’t a typical fixture the suburban community.—
Andrea Chang,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Casket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casket. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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