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
Red Lobster at 3501 N Central Expressway, was temporarily closed after a sprinkler head near the back walk-in cooler was activated.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
From April 23 through April 30, sunshine is expected at times before showers return, with temperatures trending cooler.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
This involved removing the standard cooler and thermal pad, replacing them with a copper plate and new thermal paste, and adding a stick-on, external thermoelectric cooler.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
However, a simple solution is to use a cooler made from polystyrene foam.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
From April 23 through April 30, sunshine is expected at times before showers return, with temperatures trending cooler.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
This involved removing the standard cooler and thermal pad, replacing them with a copper plate and new thermal paste, and adding a stick-on, external thermoelectric cooler.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
However, a simple solution is to use a cooler made from polystyrene foam.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cooler
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooler
Noun
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But Wood’s penitentiary is considerably sturdier.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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The former president was hospitalized on March 13 after feeling ill at the Papuda penitentiary in the Brazilian capital.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This center could break that cycle by getting them the specialized treatment that the jail cannot and does not provide.—
Jim DeFede,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Ramsey, 53, has been held in a Dallas County, Iowa, jail since March 17, with bail set at $2 million.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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He was beaten by security forces, arrested and sentenced to 14 years in prison.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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During his 12-year pontificate, Francis famously celebrated the Holy Thursday ritual by traveling to Rome-area prisons and refugee centers to wash the feet of people most on society’s margins.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Cooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooler. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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