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as in penitentiary
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
was thrown in the coop for disturbing the peace
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Recent Examples of coop
Your local university coop extension service (find yours here) may have regional plant recommendations.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
In mid-February, some Facebook users had messaged and inquired about seeing sample coops.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
When Meghan and Mindy Kaling prepare food for a children’s tea party to which no children actually show up, the finger sandwiches look less like high-tea offerings and more like the scraps in the duchess’s chicken coop.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025
Remedy’s decision to make a coop FPS game that respects your time is good news for everyone.
—G Kirilloff, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
In mid-February, some Facebook users had messaged and inquired about seeing sample coops.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
When Meghan and Mindy Kaling prepare food for a children’s tea party to which no children actually show up, the finger sandwiches look less like high-tea offerings and more like the scraps in the duchess’s chicken coop.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025
Remedy’s decision to make a coop FPS game that respects your time is good news for everyone.
—G Kirilloff, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coop
Noun
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He was freed on parole from the Terre Haute, Indiana, federal penitentiary on Nov. 30, 1948, after serving 32 months of his five-year prison sentence.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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However, he was sent back to the high-security prison in 1962 and stayed there until he was transferred to the federal penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
6 May 2025
Noun
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As her friend was talking to the female suspect, Lomeli left to find a box to place the kittens in, since the suspects did not want the hand over the cage that originally carried the animals.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
5 June 2025
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The scientists have already utilized the technology to print items such as a checkerboard pattern, a cross, a chain, a ball in a cage, and two balls in a helix.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Anyone who assaults or attacks an ICE or Border Agent will do hard time in jail.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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Ramos-Jimenez was then arrested and taken to a local jail for possessing a weapon as a felon, Fox 10 Phoenix reported.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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Most recently, under a new law in Tennessee, local officials who vote to adopt sanctuary policies could face up to six years in prison.—
Sara Cline,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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Both face felony charges and over six years in prison.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2025
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“Coop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coop. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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