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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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Rarely did Ed McCaffrey open up his safe-deposit box to show off his Super Bowl rings, having also won with the 1997 and ’98 Denver Broncos.—
Cam Inman,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2024
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An appeals court finds the FBI did violate rights of some Beverly Hills safe-deposit box holders.—
Anthony De Leon,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2024
Noun
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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
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His camp trunk, a traveling footlocker, now rests in the Smithsonian.—
Cynthia Greenlee,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Jan. 2023
Noun
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Standing or sitting, put the palms of your hands together in front of your chest, at chest height, as if praying.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2025
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Signs and symptoms include a cough that lasts for three weeks or longer, coughing up blood or phlegm, chest pain, weakness, fatigue, weight loss, loss of appetite, fever, chills and night sweats, according to the CDC.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Red Cross handed out food and water while the county’s animal services department arrived with crates and blankets.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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Within days of the first flames, the shelter — which was overwhelmed by donations of food bowls, blankets and large crates from grateful residents — was packed to the rafters with animals.—
Johnny Dodd,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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There’s also carbon fiber wheel arc extensions added to protect bystanders and minimize debris damage, a roof rack for emergency supplies, and a drone kit included in the trunk.—
Umar Shakir,
The Verge,
27 Jan. 2025
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Like Quentin Tarantino placing the camera in the trunks of cars and Michael Bay's 360-degree slow motion pan.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This has caused a shortage of eggs and made egg carton prices skyrocket.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Jan. 2025
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Prices will come down but will probably never return to the days of $2 a carton.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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And those who lost their houses are eager to scour the debris fields for belongings that might have survived, from jewelry locked in fireproof safes to beloved art or vintage cars.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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After a physical altercation, the men set the home ablaze — with her inside — and escaped with a green safe, a Beretta handgun, an AK-47-style rifle, jade figurines and 2,000 rounds of ammunition, the FBI said.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Blair claims in his suit that property owner Ford, left his keys in a lockbox for Smith, which Blair says implies Ford would not be present at his property during the party.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Funding for Narcan and testing strips, in addition to $500,000 for drug disposal kits. $500,000 to provide lockboxes for places like veterinary offices that may have unsecured opioids. $7.7 million for capital projects, such room and board program and medication assisted treatment programs.—
Laura Schulte,
Journal Sentinel,
7 May 2024
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“Sea chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20chest. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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