strongboxes

Definition of strongboxesnext
plural of strongbox
as in vaults
a specially reinforced container to keep valuables safe keeps her jewelry in a strongbox

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Noun
  • For premium cheeses, cheese vaults are a specialized option.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Finally, back in the vaults, Steph (Annabel O'Hagan) has been exposed to the rest of the vault dwellers as a relic of the pre-war times (and from Canada, no less).
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Jay Reed's business is cutting keys and selling safes at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo.
    Bo Evans, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Hillbilly hippies with dreadlock beards buried safes in the woods containing hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash.
    Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • But attorneys for the states argued that the injuries to New York and New Jersey were separate, as those states would be responsible for picking up the tab to secure the construction sites once GDC’s coffers run dry in the coming weeks.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Taxes on same pour $1 billion into public coffers each year.
    Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Strongboxes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strongboxes. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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