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
But this one’s real — or real enough, judging by the barricaded doors of the empty egg cooler at Costco.
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Jeff Burkhart, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
Igloo recalled a million coolers over finger amputation risk.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 17 Feb. 2025
The reason that water coolers are great for creativity is two-fold.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
In-person work often favors extroverts who thrive at the water cooler and in in-person meetings.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Jeff Burkhart, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
Igloo recalled a million coolers over finger amputation risk.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 17 Feb. 2025
The reason that water coolers are great for creativity is two-fold.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
In-person work often favors extroverts who thrive at the water cooler and in in-person meetings.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooler
Noun
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The complaints at Lee mirror accounts from what was then a federal penitentiary, USP Thomson in Illinois, especially the overuse of four-point restraints.—
Christie Thompson,
NPR,
18 Dec. 2024
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Lamberth also noted that there are only about 16 transgender women housed in female penitentiaries, including the three plaintiffs who sued.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Two days later, nightclub owner Jack Ruby fatally shot Oswald during a jail transfer.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Willie Frank Peterson, 52, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine in 2023, and was sentenced to six years and three months in jail.—
Andrea Margolis,
Fox News,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Three days later, his immigration attorney was able to reach an ICE official who confirmed that his client was in a prison in another country.—
Brian Bennett,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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One of the five men convicted in the 2022 drugging and robbery of patrons at gay bars in Manhattan was slapped with eight years in prison on Thursday.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Cooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooler. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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