as in locker
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things
a chest containing almost every tool that the home do-it-yourselfer is likely to need
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Recent Examples of chest
Officers confronted the assailant, who had a chest wound from the fight, and cuffed him, sources said.
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Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
Protecting our heart from breaking or aching puts tension into the chest area.
—Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Sit upright in a chair with your back straight, your feet flat on the floor, and your chest pointed out.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 23 Apr. 2025
Carroll ate an entire pizza by himself while watching football and started to feel chest pains again.
—Gretchen Eichenberg, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
Protecting our heart from breaking or aching puts tension into the chest area.
—Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Sit upright in a chair with your back straight, your feet flat on the floor, and your chest pointed out.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 23 Apr. 2025
Carroll ate an entire pizza by himself while watching football and started to feel chest pains again.
—Gretchen Eichenberg, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chest
Noun
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The lockers area will remain open for 30 minutes after the conclusion of the concert.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2025
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Gone are the days when gym bags were plain, bulky duffels that got squeezed into gym lockers.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
5 May 2025
Noun
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Halbert suggests storing fleece and thermal pajama sets in bins under beds.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2025
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Guided by Devine’s musical predilections, with a few concessions to more populist tastes, the bins include blues, jazz, country, sound tracks, punk rock, and New Orleans/zydeco.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
Noun
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So City essentially had three stacks of two — Bernardo and Kovacic at the bottom with Grealish and Lewis in front of them, forming a square or box.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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In the far corner was her kitchen, full of cardboard boxes: tea leaves, bottles, labels, sugar.—
Oliver Whang,
New Yorker,
3 May 2025
Noun
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The front end of the car was submerged and the trunk was open.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
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Lymphatic drainage massage can be performed on different areas of the body, including arms, legs and trunk, Knauss says.—
Korin Miller,
Flow Space,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chest. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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