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Recent Examples of caisson
In 2024, Bally’s had to relocate the 34-story hotel tower, which is beginning to rise up over the Ohio feeder ramp, to the south end of the casino after it was determined that driving caissons into the ground might damage municipal water management infrastructure pipes along the river.
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
Built in 2009 on 75 bedrock-deep caissons, the 7,681-square-foot house offers five bedrooms and eight bathrooms.
—Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 18 Nov. 2025
Cotton said the caisson ceremony holds special meaning for relatives of the fallen.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 27 May 2025
Ronald Reagan, a noted enthusiast did, and that’s the last time the caisson unit took part.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
Built in 2009 on 75 bedrock-deep caissons, the 7,681-square-foot house offers five bedrooms and eight bathrooms.
—Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 18 Nov. 2025
Cotton said the caisson ceremony holds special meaning for relatives of the fallen.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 27 May 2025
Ronald Reagan, a noted enthusiast did, and that’s the last time the caisson unit took part.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caisson
Noun
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Frazier also led the way for the Gators in beam and vault.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The facility recently made headlines when director Baz Luhrmann tracked down rare, unseen Elvis Presley concert footage stored in the vault.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The nail in the coffin was the Pre-Raphaelites.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Plantenders Nursery, a wholesale seller of plants in Silverado, is considering hiking its delivery fees for landscapers and contractors to $70 from $50 — but may opt to throw in the towel as the higher fuel costs are the final nail in the coffin for his rustic nursery.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The three compartment sink was plugged with towels instead of drain plugs.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
April 10,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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To make these, cut the tubes to the height of your drawer, and line them up inside to create different compartments for pencils, scissors, rubber bands, and other supplies.—
Farima Ferguson,
The Spruce,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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The attack left 10 students, four teachers, a canteen employee and a police officer wounded, Sildak said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The attack left 10 students, four teachers, a canteen employee and a police officer hurt, Sildak said.—
Suzan Fraser,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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The flowers in question come in two sizes and arrive inside a golden hatbox that’s bound to elevate the looks of any room it’s placed in.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
22 Jan. 2026
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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
Noun
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Place pattern all over Don’t underestimate the power of pattern in creating a jewel box like effect in a small laundry room.—
Lindsey Mather,
Architectural Digest,
7 Apr. 2026
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Jewel box bathrooms are trending, but what about jewel box showers?—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Caisson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caisson. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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