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as in penitentiary
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
was thrown in the coop for disturbing the peace
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Recent Examples of coop
Like his late father’s homing pigeons who keep returning to their shabby rooftop coop — a holding-pattern image that echoes the ennui of Terry Malloy on a very different waterfront — he’s imprisoned by the limits of his knowledge, the petrified loop of his experience.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
With the dogs gone, the birds are now free to leave their coop and roam in her yard, which is about a block south of the property where the dogs lived.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
Ask any gardener: Gardening shoes are a must for messy, wet, or muddy tasks in flower beds, chicken coops, vegetable gardens, or anywhere else your everyday shoes don’t stand a chance.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2025
Some eggs had fallen onto the sandy floor of the chicken coop.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
With the dogs gone, the birds are now free to leave their coop and roam in her yard, which is about a block south of the property where the dogs lived.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
Ask any gardener: Gardening shoes are a must for messy, wet, or muddy tasks in flower beds, chicken coops, vegetable gardens, or anywhere else your everyday shoes don’t stand a chance.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2025
Some eggs had fallen onto the sandy floor of the chicken coop.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coop
Noun
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Barnes, 67, was convicted and sentenced to 21 years in a Russian penitentiary in February 2024.—
Tanya Stukalova,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2025
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The first penitentiaries weren’t built until the late 1700s, so more extreme sentences were deemed necessary to prevent discord.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Rings are like cages but are a set of half circles without the grid on top.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Apr. 2025
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Mike and Justin had also mentioned there was an idea thrown around at one point of locking Joe in a cage and burying him underground.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2025
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Some former members of the fraternity were sentenced to several days in jail for providing alcohol at an initiation event to a minor, and Washington State University removed official recognition of the fraternity until May 2026.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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He was convicted and died in jail while awaiting sentencing in 2023.—
Eric Shawn,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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After 24 years in prison, Anderson was released on parole in 2023.—
Erin Moriarty, Liza Finley,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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She was sentenced to 18 months in prison for her costly scheme.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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“Coop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coop. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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