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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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hope chest
Noun
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The caisson becomes part of the finished structure.Ari Perez, The Conversation, 10 June 2024
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Using a caisson is another way to provide a dry area at a site that is typically underwater.Ari Perez, The Conversation, 10 June 2024
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Make sure to leave time to look around this jewel box of a hotel, with art tucked in nearly every corner.Spencer Whaley, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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On the second floor is the chic cocktail bar Sloane’s, offering vintage spirits and small bites in a jewel box setting.Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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The coin collection was stashed in two safe deposit boxes stored for more than 40 years in a vault at a Manhattan Citibank on Park Avenue.Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 4 Nov. 2024
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Fleming’s friend Dan Neil worked for Auburn’s Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art and remembers taking Dorje Chang’s gifted art to the museum’s vaults.Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
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At the dawn of World War I, the Russian Empire was home to a vibrant vegetarian community; a Kyiv Vegetarian Society canteen, one of about a dozen vegetarian canteens in the city, served more than 200,000 visitors in 1911.Crystal Heath, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
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The food that Mitchell prepares at Clover Hill has the subtlety and precision of any Manhattan-billionaire canteen.Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024
Noun
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If you’re blessed with a big closet, look for a larger option like this one with deeper pockets and different-size compartments to easily fit purses, winter hats, toiletries, almost anything.Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
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Pour 1/2 to 1 cup of vinegar into the detergent compartment of the laundry load as necessary.Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2024
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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
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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
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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
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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 8 Nov. 2024.
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