as in locker
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things
a chest containing almost every tool that the home do-it-yourselfer is likely to need
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Recent Examples of chest
All thoughtfully designed with custom touches— from minibars designed as leather campaign chests to leather writing tables accentuating the space.
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Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
Seminole County Fire Rescue was already on scene treating Toth, who had been shot in the chest.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Symptoms of a heart attack include chest pain or discomfort, shortness of breath, dizziness, unexplained sweatiness and jaw pain, Horwich said.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Alekseyev tried to wrest away the gun and was shot again in the chest before the attacker fled, the report said.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
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Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
Seminole County Fire Rescue was already on scene treating Toth, who had been shot in the chest.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Symptoms of a heart attack include chest pain or discomfort, shortness of breath, dizziness, unexplained sweatiness and jaw pain, Horwich said.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Alekseyev tried to wrest away the gun and was shot again in the chest before the attacker fled, the report said.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chest
Noun
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The visiting locker room has comparatively low ceilings, ugly carpet and utilitarian lockers.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Seventeen states and the District of Columbia ban phones throughout the school day but allow students to keep them in accessible storage, such as lockers or backpacks, according to the report.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Philadelphia car owners have used folding tables and plastic bins.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Investigators, one of whom wore a Pima County Sheriff's Department vest, took equipment out of plastic bins in a truck.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The coal is usually placed in boxes that are hoisted to the surface with pulleys.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Longhorns also created 10 suites in Belmont Hall, where the press box used to be, and sold them for $10 million each.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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One counselor broke a side window with a camper's trunk, and the campers floated out on mattresses.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Feb. 2026
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In the 19th century, scientists initially thought Prototaxites was the rotten trunk of a conifer.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chest. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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