as in penitentiary
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
plea-bargained to avoid spending time in the cooler
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Recent Examples of cooler
Jabbar, who was identified as an Army veteran and U.S.-born citizen from Texas, was also captured on surveillance footage placing homemade bombs hidden in coolers at two sites on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter, authorities said.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Among the equipment recovered from the balloon were a satellite communication module, sensors and other sophisticated surveillance equipment, some of which was housed in a foam cooler, Newsweek reported, citing two sources with direct knowledge of a U.S. military technical analysis.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025
Soon, Moss walks in and can be seen speaking with the man in front of the cooler.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 18 Feb. 2025
To check for the date when the cooler was manufactured, check for a ring imprinted on the bottom of the cooler.
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 15 Feb. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Among the equipment recovered from the balloon were a satellite communication module, sensors and other sophisticated surveillance equipment, some of which was housed in a foam cooler, Newsweek reported, citing two sources with direct knowledge of a U.S. military technical analysis.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025
Soon, Moss walks in and can be seen speaking with the man in front of the cooler.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 18 Feb. 2025
To check for the date when the cooler was manufactured, check for a ring imprinted on the bottom of the cooler.
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooler
Noun
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The complaints at Lee mirror accounts from what was then a federal penitentiary, USP Thomson in Illinois, especially the overuse of four-point restraints.—
Christie Thompson,
NPR,
18 Dec. 2024
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Lamberth also noted that there are only about 16 transgender women housed in female penitentiaries, including the three plaintiffs who sued.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Wedding served a four-year jail sentence after agreeing to forfeit more than $121,000 seized during an airport sting and agreeing to drop an appeal of his conviction.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Both suspects were arrested and booked into main jail.—
Anne Gelhaus,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The two were later tried separately, with Lori being sentenced to life in prison without parole and Chad, who was part of a doomsday cult, sentenced to death, also for the murder of Lori's two kids and his first wife.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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In prison, McTiernan interviewed many of his fellow inmates to gather their stories and testimonies.—
Maelle Beauget-Uhl,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Cooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooler. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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