as in vault
a specially reinforced container to keep valuables safe keeps her jewelry in a strongbox

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Recent Examples of strongbox Buffs have been made to various maps in terms of monster density, chests, number of rare and magic monsters, essences, strongboxes, shrines and all of this is without specific Waystone or Tower modifiers. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 Another artifact reflecting the sharp divides between rich and poor is an elaborate 800-pound steel strongbox that would have been used to store money—a great deal of it—in the home. Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2023 Today the sacred strongbox largely is in the hands of the cultural Left. John D. Hagen, National Review, 20 Aug. 2020 By August 3, Bitcoin had rebounded by 15% to $23,300, raising the value of MicroStrategy’s strongbox by around $400 million. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2022 Keep in mind that right now, its Bitcoin strongbox is worth just $700 million or so more than its debt. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2022 By the time the duke and a boat containing his strongbox of memoirs and political documents were loaded, only one other boat was able to escape. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 June 2022 Police were called and found that two rings were missing from the master closet, where a strongbox had been moved and pried open. Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 30 Jan. 2020 An audit was carried out and discovered Bisher was writing checks to herself from the company’s strongbox. Kathleen Joyce, Fox News, 5 May 2018
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Noun
  • Her husband Robert Sims (Common) leads her and their son to the vault, but the all-knowing voice says only Camille can stay—despite Sims’ endless dedication to the silo, he is not deemed the best person to be the next head of IT.
    Barry Levitt, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
  • While pulling off the diamond heist of a lifetime, Wilson and Nick become friends by breaking into the most secure vaults in Nice, France’s World Diamond district.
    Malik Peay, Essence, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • After a physical altercation, the men set the home ablaze — with her inside — and escaped with a green safe, a Beretta handgun, an AK-47-style rifle, jade figurines and 2,000 rounds of ammunition, the FBI said.
    Faith Karimi, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Oh created a biometric safe that looks a bit like a holster.
    John Diedrich, Journal Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In each city election cycle, lobbyists and contractors pump hundreds of thousands of dollars into the campaign coffers of various political hopefuls.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Revenue could go to funding things like addiction treatment and prevention programs, which can strain state coffers.
    Jackie Snow, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025

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“Strongbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strongbox. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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