as in locker
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things
a chest containing almost every tool that the home do-it-yourselfer is likely to need
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Recent Examples of chest
Rarely, people have anaphylactic shock, a medical emergency that causes swelling in the throat, chest pain, and other symptoms.14
Studies show that regularly eating strawberries can lower blood pressure.
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Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 15 July 2025
Symptoms of pneumonic plague include fever, weakness, headache and rapidly developing pneumonia that leads to shortness of breath, chest pain and coughing.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025
Should have hit him in the chest, got out of the inning.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
There are several signs someone may be infected with the bacteria, including experiencing fever, headache, weakness, shortness of breath, chest pain, cough, and watery or bloody mucus, the CDC said.
—Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
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Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 15 July 2025
Symptoms of pneumonic plague include fever, weakness, headache and rapidly developing pneumonia that leads to shortness of breath, chest pain and coughing.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025
Should have hit him in the chest, got out of the inning.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
There are several signs someone may be infected with the bacteria, including experiencing fever, headache, weakness, shortness of breath, chest pain, cough, and watery or bloody mucus, the CDC said.
—Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chest
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As Crow-Armstrong stood at his locker inside American Family Field’s visiting clubhouse following Wednesday’s 10-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers, he was reminded that the Cubs executed that franchise-changing transaction exactly four years earlier (July 30, 2021).—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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In fact, on Thursday right-hander Ian Seymour inhabited that very same locker.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
31 July 2025
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Chances are, these bins—whether they’re used for pantry, cabinet, or on a shelf—won’t last long.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
30 July 2025
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Gone are the days of heaving a giant bag out from under the bed, these bins come with wheels that require little effort to slide out and have an open top — no unzipping required.—
Rylee Johnston,
People.com,
27 July 2025
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Though nothing outside could compete with the moment a uniformed attendant arrived bearing a two-tiered, Tiffany-blue box filled with desserts, accompanied by a souvenir menu with pop-up paper cutouts.—
Naomi Tomky,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
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On Thursday, Israel’s military took journalists to the Gaza side of the Kerem Shalom crossing where hundreds of boxes of aid were on pallets filling a huge lot.—
Sam Mednick,
Chicago Tribune,
26 July 2025
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But the stranger pulled a large ax from the trunk of her vehicle, deputies said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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And the parents who will retrieve their colorful trunks, but not their girls.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
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“Chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chest. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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