hope chest

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Recent Examples of hope chest Lily Franck; 2024; USA; 4 min A mother’s hope chest becomes a catalyst for her daughter’s reconsideration of traditional gender roles in this charming stop-motion animation. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025 Lily Franck; 2024; USA; 4 min A mother’s hope chest becomes a catalyst for her daughter’s reconsideration of traditional gender roles in this charming stop-motion animation. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025 While the tradition of a hope chest has its roots thousands of years ago, cedar became the material du jour thanks to its insect-repelling qualities. Heather Bien, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024 My grad school dissertation explored hope chests and wedding traditions among Turkish women. Ayla Samli, Longreads, 14 May 2024 The only item that appeared to be missing was a .357-caliber pistol Jean kept in her hope chest. Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2022 The only item that appeared to be missing was a .357-caliber pistol Jean kept in her hope chest. NBC News, 5 Dec. 2020 The only item that appeared to be missing was a .357-caliber pistol Jean kept in her hope chest. NBC News, 5 Dec. 2020 The only item that appeared to be missing was a .357-caliber pistol Jean kept in her hope chest. NBC News, 5 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hope chest
Noun
  • The Army hired experts for advice that ranged from finding the right horses for caisson duty to designing the curriculum for soldiers who care and ride them.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Ronald Reagan, a noted enthusiast did, and that’s the last time the caisson unit took part.
    Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The feel is of both the jewelry and the jewel box, all in one.
    Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Soaring walls of windows make the home feel like a veritable jewel box that frames cinematic views of the mountain landscape.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In response, Trump allies have dug through the vault to hit them with their own words.
    Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 13 Apr. 2025
  • In times of rising tension, governments need more gold in their vaults.
    Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • According to a November 2024 report from The Hollywood Reporter, the goss ‘round the Universal canteen is that Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, and Robert Pattinson are the Core Four of the film.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Over the last few years, work has been done to improve the environment at the training ground where, as well as investing heavily to upgrade the pitches, alterations have been made to the canteen, gym and dressing room so that players can enjoy spending time together.
    Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The handsome piece offers an adjustable shelf plus a flip-down compartment for easy-to-access media components.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2025
  • There’s no real spot for shoes, and personal items must be tucked into narrow compartments.
    Scott Campbell, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Chapter 1: The First Lieutenant Each man in the squadron carried, along with a sea chest, his own burdensome story.
    David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The crack formed on a spot where two pieces were welded together and was hidden behind a sea chest that houses a fire pump, which is part of an onboard sprinkler system.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2017
Noun
  • Rarely did Ed McCaffrey open up his safe-deposit box to show off his Super Bowl rings, having also won with the 1997 and ’98 Denver Broncos.
    Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
  • An appeals court finds the FBI did violate rights of some Beverly Hills safe-deposit box holders.
    Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024

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“Hope chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hope%20chest. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.

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