as in jails
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 coolers
Violations included expired food, employees not washing their hands and broken coolers.
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Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The market would not sell alcohol, given Estrada wants to use coolers previously used to store alcoholic beverages to expand the store’s dairy selection.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
The stands serve as sites of passing assembly—roadside water coolers—and repositories of gossip and news.
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The rule does not force any team to hire anybody, just that the team’s pool of candidates not be like the WHITES ONLY sign on water coolers in the 1950s.
—Greg Cote
updated March 30, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
But traditional hard-sided coolers are bulky and can often be very heavy.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
In 1934, Amana entrepreneur George Foerstner began making beer coolers.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
As little as $129 buys a night in a $1,900 Snow Peak Land Lock tent set-up with cots, tables, chairs, coolers, kitchen equipment, lanterns, and more.
—Naomi Tomky, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
The resting period is a common move among burrito vendors in Southern California and Mexican border cities like Mexicali and Tijuana, who carry their wares in coolers to keep them warm and allow the ingredients to come together.
—Mario Cortez, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The market would not sell alcohol, given Estrada wants to use coolers previously used to store alcoholic beverages to expand the store’s dairy selection.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
The stands serve as sites of passing assembly—roadside water coolers—and repositories of gossip and news.
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The rule does not force any team to hire anybody, just that the team’s pool of candidates not be like the WHITES ONLY sign on water coolers in the 1950s.
—Greg Cote
updated March 30, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
But traditional hard-sided coolers are bulky and can often be very heavy.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
In 1934, Amana entrepreneur George Foerstner began making beer coolers.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
As little as $129 buys a night in a $1,900 Snow Peak Land Lock tent set-up with cots, tables, chairs, coolers, kitchen equipment, lanterns, and more.
—Naomi Tomky, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
The resting period is a common move among burrito vendors in Southern California and Mexican border cities like Mexicali and Tijuana, who carry their wares in coolers to keep them warm and allow the ingredients to come together.
—Mario Cortez, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coolers
Noun
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That includes local jails, which are sometimes used to hold immigrants, too.—
Ignacio Calderon,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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In 2023, the number dropped significantly, even as supervision failures within jails persisted, down to 63.—
Ryan Oehrli
April 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For the next two weeks, Rebin visited morgues, cemeteries, police stations, prisons, and forensic offices in Tehran and its neighboring districts.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Programs in Michigan prisons range from high school equivalency and special education to trades like welding, robotics and commercial truck driving.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Behind bars in state penitentiaries in Gatesville and Marlin, Mejia felt forgotten.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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The wave of prison violence is happening despite the deployment of military and police forces in several penitentiaries.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
8 Dec. 2025
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“Coolers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coolers. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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