slammer

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Recent Examples of slammer That was the door-slammer. Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2021 Tell that to Laran Kaplan, who tagged a 198-inch Hawkeye State slammer this month doing almost none of that. Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2023 The charges are much steeper this time though, and John must call in a favor to ensure Summer doesn't spend most of her life in the slammer. Matt Cabral, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2022 Beckhart German American Cuisine Goetta bier cheese slammer: $7. Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2022 See All Example Sentences for slammer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slammer
Noun
  • Wedding served a four-year jail sentence after agreeing to forfeit more than $121,000 seized during an airport sting and agreeing to drop an appeal of his conviction.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Both suspects were arrested and booked into main jail.
    Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The two were later tried separately, with Lori being sentenced to life in prison without parole and Chad, who was part of a doomsday cult, sentenced to death, also for the murder of Lori's two kids and his first wife.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
  • In prison, McTiernan interviewed many of his fellow inmates to gather their stories and testimonies.
    Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The complaints at Lee mirror accounts from what was then a federal penitentiary, USP Thomson in Illinois, especially the overuse of four-point restraints.
    Christie Thompson, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Lamberth also noted that there are only about 16 transgender women housed in female penitentiaries, including the three plaintiffs who sued.
    Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025

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“Slammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slammer. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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