as in locker
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things
a chest containing almost every tool that the home do-it-yourselfer is likely to need
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Recent Examples of chest
Silver bracelets of Queen Hetepheres inlaid with turquoise, lapis lazuli and carnelian in a chest covered with gold leaf.
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Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Press your palms together in front of your chest.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2025
These animals fill our books and screens and toy chests from infancy, and for that feel existentially familiar.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
Adhere the numbers to the chest and back with tape or glue.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
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Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Press your palms together in front of your chest.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2025
These animals fill our books and screens and toy chests from infancy, and for that feel existentially familiar.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
Adhere the numbers to the chest and back with tape or glue.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chest
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chest
Noun
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The firework went off inside a wooden locker in the fourth-floor research laboratory, which is part of the Department of Neurobiology, according to an affidavit.—
Michael Dorgan , Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Keystone ensures the Walkabout 26 Max exterior works as the most loyal of multi-adventure partners, starting with a huge pass-through front storage locker made possible by the drop frame.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Cardoza was seen sitting on a bench after fleeing, removing his pants and throwing them in a garbage bin, which investigators were able to recover, Docks said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Cordoza even went as far as removing his pants and tossing them in a garbage bin, Dox said, while Patterson removed his sweatshirt and sweatpants and stuffed them into his shorts, per the affidavit.—
Michael Dorgan , Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Fingers bruised from lifting boxes on the warehouse floor, palms calloused from delivery bike handlebars, knuckles scarred with kitchen burns.—
TIME Video,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Mahmoud also allegedly purchased a rifle and two boxes of ammunition with more than 800 rounds in each box.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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For trees with dark, thin bark, install tree wraps around the trunk from the base of the soil line up to the tree’s lowest branches.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Nov. 2025
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Long-haul trips require something heavy-duty; a trunk, like the best-selling anodized aluminum one from Rimowa, will keep all your travel essentials secure for the duration of your trip.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chest. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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