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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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Common options include home safes, bank safe-deposit boxes and third-party bullion depositories.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The poem might also be a safe-deposit box, keeping the names of species intact for an environmentally unstable future, when the trees that the poem names may only exist in language.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Nov. 2025
Noun
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My dad’s footlocker did not survive the flood, but many of its contents suffered only minor damage.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 July 2025
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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
Noun
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The patient was James Cornish, a young man with a knife wound to the chest from a barroom brawl.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Danny then has a lengthy shootout with the suspects inside, Brian has to apply pressure to Lena's chest wound after she was shot, and Sean springs into action with his dad.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Aerial footage of the fire on Monday showed neighbors springing into action to help one another by loading animals into crates.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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The set comes with eight balls made of a sturdy, all-weather resin in a storage crate.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
19 May 2026
Noun
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The space will include a retail shop for guests to purchase Vilebrequin swim and resortwear as well as exclusive gifts including men’s swim trunks, unisex T-shirts, a tote bag, and a tea cup and saucer set.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
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His meticulous attention to detail included triple-stitching the leather, creating a complete leather lining for the Porsche’s front trunk, and even wrapping the switchgear and controls in matching leather.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Santos then grabs the empty carton, appearing to spit into it, before wiping her lips with her right hand.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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Scrambled for breakfast, whipped into a cake, stirred into a sauce, the egg is endlessly useful—and with grocery prices high, every carton counts.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Where Banking History Meets Live Music The hotel’s name is, of course, a reference to a promissory note—and many of the original features, including seven bank vaults and safes, have been thoughtfully preserved and woven into the design.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
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All rooms will have a 65-inch flat-screen television, in-room safe, a Nespresso machine, Le Labo bath amenities, flexible seating options, and floor-to-ceiling windows.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The watch comes with a lockbox containing extensive documentation, including letters between Jack Heuer (then-Heuer CEO) and Nunley, and over 200 archival photographs from the set.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
15 Apr. 2026
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Upgrade Your Front Door Area Your front door is where buyers stand while their agent unlocks the lockbox.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Sea chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20chest. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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