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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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Somewhere in the Netflix vault is surely a complete video of this set that will likely see the light of day at some point in the future.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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Some traders are warning that a looming shortage of physical silver in London’s vaults could drive prices even higher.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Jaguar stopped building the XK in 2014, and Infiniti quietly closed the coffin on the Q60 in 2022 after years of neglect.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
10 Oct. 2025
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The hazing investigation was spurred on by an anonymous report that an older fraternity member forced a younger member inside a coffin on the night of the 911 call.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Bagsmart Toiletry Bag delivers, with four spacious compartments, an exterior pocket, and a sturdy hook to keep your essentials organized and off the counter.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2025
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An employee washing a stir-fry wok at the three-compartment sink skipped the sanitation step.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 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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Ex-England cricket captain Andrew Flintoff was lunching in the canteen during The Athletic’s visit.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Bring your fastest tubes and maybe some cocoa in a canteen, too.—
Emilee Coblentz,
Outside,
9 Oct. 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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Brooches emerged from the jewel box, still precious but now used as a tool to elevate layering and style from the lapel up.—
Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
2 Oct. 2025
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The jewel box–like property was created by combining a series of smaller hotels into this 32-room hideaway.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Caisson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caisson. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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