treasure chest

noun

: a large box that is filled with gold, silver, jewels, etc.
often used figuratively
The house is a treasure chest filled with artifacts from a bygone era.

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The filing is a key that unlocks a treasure chest of questions, but provides frustratingly few answers. Emma Kershaw, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025 All told, American energy in the ground is a $50 trillion treasure chest right under our feet. Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 21 Aug. 2025 Spider-Man, Captain America, Darth Vader, Beauty and the Beast, and more from Disney’s intellectual-property treasure chest are coming to Webtoon — with about 100 titles from the Mouse House set to hit the popular webcomics app over the next several years. Todd Spangler, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025 The treasure chest emoji celebrates discovery and reward. Also known as the ocean’s apex predator, the leviathan, the monarch of the deep, the black fin, and certainly not Flipper. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for treasure chest

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“Treasure chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/treasure%20chest. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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