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Recent Examples of sea chest
Chapter 1: The First Lieutenant Each man in the squadron carried, along with a sea chest, his own burdensome story.
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David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
The crack formed on a spot where two pieces were welded together and was hidden behind a sea chest that houses a fire pump, which is part of an onboard sprinkler system.
—Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2017
David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
The crack formed on a spot where two pieces were welded together and was hidden behind a sea chest that houses a fire pump, which is part of an onboard sprinkler system.
—Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea chest
Noun
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Put all hard copies in a safe-deposit box or keep them at a separate property, or store all documentation in the cloud (never hurts to do both!).—
Janet Arzt,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Anyone with information about a Purple Heart return, particularly a safe-deposit box connected to Robert Cawthon, is urged to contact the Illinois treasurer’s office at claimantconnect@illinoistreasurer.gov.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
Noun
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The work is carried out in three gray wooden boxes the size of footlockers that house the colony.—
Corey Kilgannon,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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Each room has six beds with bedbug-proof mattresses and a footlocker for personal effects.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This rash typically starts on the face and spreads over the body, including hands, feet, genitals, and chest.—
Francisco J. Rivera Rosario,
Health,
7 June 2025
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However, a few years ago, during a routine physical, Jones’ primary care doctor found something unusual in his chest X-ray.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
7 June 2025
Noun
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In the shots, the white stuffed animal with black stripes is shown in the grass where Officer Jones found it and safely packed away in a dog crate.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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Their efforts filled about a dozen crates, transforming what might otherwise have gone to waste into nutritious food for neighbors in need.—
Vidula Aiyer,
Mercury News,
25 May 2025
Noun
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In the story, the tree selflessly offers its apples, branches and eventually its entire trunk to the boy.—
Nitin Rakesh,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Lil Cory sound like he was born to be selling CDs out of the trunk of his Impala in a Chipper Jones jersey.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Her lunch tray was bare except for a blue carton of skim milk.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
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Hot summer days are made for enjoying ice cream, but buying it at the store by the carton can get expensive.—
Maryal Miller Carter,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Cold wallets are offline devices designed for maximum security, often compared to digital safes.—
Zach Everson,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Arrested Decades After 1986 Killing of Beloved Real Estate Developer Who Was Shot in Office Julie Mitchell's body had been found in the master bedroom closet of their home and $30,000 was reportedly missing from a closet safe, The Oklahoman reported.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Three days before his arrest, the fire department said an inspection of fire station medications at Station 4 on Leigh Avenue revealed a vial of morphine in a lockbox was tampered with.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
19 May 2025
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Stored in lockboxes or behind the counter Still, getting help in preventing pregnancy can often be a challenge, said Dr. Amanda Bryson, a pediatrician and adolescent medicine specialist at the University of California, San Francisco and an assistant professor of pediatrics.—
Sarah Varney,
NBC news,
18 May 2025
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“Sea chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20chest. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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