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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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The list includes colds and coughs, ear and eye infections, insect bites, minor burns, asthma, cuts, sprains, fractures and chest pain.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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At the center of it all, John Summit — tanned, smiling, his shirt unbuttoned to a chest level that suggested a regular workout routine — threw up heart hands while manning the cockpit of CDJs before him.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The wholesale cost of a crate of 48 large avocados increased from $75 to $85 last week, said Navarro.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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Allow the dog to observe and sniff the rabbit through the crate without sudden movements or direct contact.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Investigators found damaging evidence against her, including internet searches for chloroform and neck-breaking and traces of human decomposition in the trunk of her car.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2025
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This goes beyond removing lower branches to make mowing around the trunks easier.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Through it all, specialty egg distributor Pete & Gerry’s says its dozen-egg cartons have been retailing for about $6.99 over the past 18 to 24 months.—
Alexandra Byrne,
NBC News,
5 Mar. 2025
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At the end of the catwalk, the Grammy winner pulled out a cigarette from the makeshift carton affixed to her sleeve.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The directive instructs them to empty safes containing classified and personnel records and shred as many documents as possible.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Gale allegedly made one victim empty the money from a locked safe, the store’s register and her pocketbook into a bag.—
Rick Sobey,
The Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Or better yet, perhaps a lockbox inside of a safe, which could buy you more time in the event of a devastating wildfire.—
Ron Lieber,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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For workers to come fix the Wi-Fi, we were instructed to leave the key in a lockbox.—
Seth Kugel,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Sea chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20chest. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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