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as in penitentiary
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
was thrown in the coop for disturbing the peace
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Recent Examples of coop
Zoom in: Rent The Chicken offers delivery and setup of a coop on wheels, two or four young egg-laying hens, chicken feed and food dishes for a five-to-six-month rental period in the Pittsburgh region.
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Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025
For about $500, Rent The Chicken provides a portable coop, two egg-laying hens that will lay eggs within two days of arrival and enough feed for the six-month contract.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
This one-time fee for most standard packages includes two hens, a coop, food and instruction book.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2025
Her outdoor space includes a chicken coop, a greenhouse, an outdoor pool and spa and lots of open fields.
—Janelle Ash, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025
For about $500, Rent The Chicken provides a portable coop, two egg-laying hens that will lay eggs within two days of arrival and enough feed for the six-month contract.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
This one-time fee for most standard packages includes two hens, a coop, food and instruction book.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2025
Her outdoor space includes a chicken coop, a greenhouse, an outdoor pool and spa and lots of open fields.
—Janelle Ash, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coop
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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
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Alongside the message, the shelter shared photos of the two dogs, including a picture of them inside the cage in the desert.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Rossi, however, didn’t leave satisfied after hitting the side of the net with part of the cage gaping as the Wild pressed for the tying goal on a six-on-five late.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Wedding served a four-year jail sentence after agreeing to forfeit more than $121,000 seized during an airport sting and agreeing to drop an appeal of his conviction.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Both suspects were arrested and booked into main jail.—
Anne Gelhaus,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The two were later tried separately, with Lori being sentenced to life in prison without parole and Chad, who was part of a doomsday cult, sentenced to death, also for the murder of Lori's two kids and his first wife.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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In prison, McTiernan interviewed many of his fellow inmates to gather their stories and testimonies.—
Maelle Beauget-Uhl,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Coop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coop. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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