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The refurbishment included a complete overhaul, including a paint job, the repairing of caisson cracks, window and door replacements, cleaning and re-pointing of the foundation masonry, restoring all wood floors, and reconstruction of the intermediate landing between the bridge and gangway.
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Michael P. McKinney, USA Today, 7 June 2025
In February, Bally’s began driving foundational caissons into the ground, with executives targeting a September 2026 opening for the casino.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
The caisson horses in service before the pause have been rehabilitated and retired, and since then, the Army has procured 46 horses.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
The caisson is a key element of Chinese wooden architecture.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
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Michael P. McKinney, USA Today, 7 June 2025
In February, Bally’s began driving foundational caissons into the ground, with executives targeting a September 2026 opening for the casino.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
The caisson horses in service before the pause have been rehabilitated and retired, and since then, the Army has procured 46 horses.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
The caisson is a key element of Chinese wooden architecture.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caisson
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Witnessing Malinin fall is akin to seeing Simone Biles miss a vault or Victor Wembanyama miss a dunk.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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To accessorize her attire, Queen Mary added historic jewelry pieces from Denmark’s royal vault.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
2 Jan. 2026
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Netanyahu's office announced earlier on Sunday that Israel received a coffin from the Red Cross inside the Gaza Strip.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Tragically, one of William's next royal engagements would be walking behind his mother's coffin on the day of her funeral.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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That breaks down as 30 by the back door landing on bags of beans and rice; 40 by the three-compartment sink and dry storage shelves, landing on spices and dirty dishes; 10 by a kitchen prep table; 10 under another prep table; 10 by the walk-in freezer and steam table; and two by the front counter.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The facility had no sanitizer in the sanitizing compartment of the dishwashing sink.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Lily Franck; 2024; USA; 4 min A mother’s hope chest becomes a catalyst for her daughter’s reconsideration of traditional gender roles in this charming stop-motion animation.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2025
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While the tradition of a hope chest has its roots thousands of years ago, cedar became the material du jour thanks to its insect-repelling qualities.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2024
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Still, one individual serving time there noted to him that roughly 40% of inmates don’t have sufficient balances in their canteen accounts to purchase food.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
21 Nov. 2025
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In 2023, the aesthete also collaborated with Italian leather accessories firm Il Bisonte for a set of luxurious canteen-style trays.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
13 Nov. 2025
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One snuffbox had been a present for George V on his 55th birthday in 1920 while the other featured 3,000 diamonds and was bought by Queen Mary in 1932 for £1,000, the equivalent in modern money of around $75,000 according to the Bank of England's inflation calculator.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
2 Dec. 2024
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The snuffbox is the most widespread of the Epioblasma genus of mussels.—
Jennifer Dixon,
Detroit Free Press,
15 Aug. 2024
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Cords dangle uncovered from teensy lamps, pens live in a vintage-looking tomato can, and there’s a random magic 8 ball next to the huge hatbox for the huge hat.—
Jocelyn Silver,
Vogue,
12 June 2025
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On the floor is a hatbox from a hat shop in London.—
Sloane Crosley,
The New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2024
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Theme a room with on-trend color drenching, wallpaper, or the classic jewel box look.—
Nishaa Sharma,
The Spruce,
6 Jan. 2026
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And a vodka-and-caviar server designed to cradle a 50-gram tin is both functional and fantastical, a jewel box for roe.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
4 Dec. 2025
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“Caisson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caisson. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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