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Recent Examples of sea chest
Chapter 1: The First Lieutenant Each man in the squadron carried, along with a sea chest, his own burdensome story.
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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, 16 Sep. 2017
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, 16 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea chest
Noun
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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
Noun
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Each room has six beds with bedbug-proof mattresses and a footlocker for personal effects.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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His camp trunk, a traveling footlocker, now rests in the Smithsonian.—
Cynthia Greenlee,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Jan. 2023
Noun
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The vest has two water-resistant chest pockets to store your smartphone or other small items.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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But when Prince tipped the ball out of bounds for a Notre Dame possession, Hidalgo chest bumped Miles in celebration so hard that the taller guard nearly lost her balance.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, the body of their beloved 12-year-old dog Zinna was found dead in a crate, where she had likely been placed while recovering from surgery.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2025
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The book is a coming-of-age tale about a music obsessive who traversed the big city, digging through crates, hounding heroes like DJ Stretch Armstrong, and developing a distinct style over the course of countless late-night gigs.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Authorities found internet searches for chloroform on her computer and traces of chloroform and human decomposition in the trunk of her car.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Either enjoy the look of the trunks from the window as the palm grows taller or give it a new home.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The affected ravioli were packaged in 9 7/8-ounce plastic trays sealed with film and enclosed in a paperboard carton.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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Two drivers were making a scheduled delivery when the suspects stole the cartons from the truck’s cargo area, according to Kleven.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The directive instructs them to empty safes containing classified and personnel records and shred as many documents as possible.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Gale allegedly made one victim empty the money from a locked safe, the store’s register and her pocketbook into a bag.—
Rick Sobey,
The Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Similarly, Mount Healthy Junior High School is piloting a program that requires students to place their phones in a lockbox at the start of each core class.—
Madeline Mitchell,
The Enquirer,
28 Apr. 2024
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Consider printing it off and storing it in a fireproof lockbox or protecting it using encryption.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Sea chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20chest. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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