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
Silver bracelets of Queen Hetepheres inlaid with turquoise, lapis lazuli and carnelian in a chest covered with gold leaf.
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Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Press your palms together in front of your chest.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2025
These animals fill our books and screens and toy chests from infancy, and for that feel existentially familiar.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
Adhere the numbers to the chest and back with tape or glue.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
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Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Press your palms together in front of your chest.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2025
These animals fill our books and screens and toy chests from infancy, and for that feel existentially familiar.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
Adhere the numbers to the chest and back with tape or glue.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chest
Noun
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As Nolen started to prepare for his NFL debut — meeting his teammates, seeing his new locker and hitting the training fields — Nelson was meeting the team’s other wives and girlfriends, who would quickly become her main group of friends through the major life transition.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby has seen his name tossed around in trade rumors quite a bit over the last week, so much so that he was asked about it at his locker.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The driver gets into the pickup truck, and the homeowner again starts rolling the bins back into place.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
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Authorities recovered the fork used in the assault in a trash bin in the galley, the complaint said.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Adriana James-Rodil,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As Amazon’s best-selling storage box, the unit had more than 4,000 people add it to their carts this past month.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Grab a box from your recycling bin, paint it silver or wrap it in aluminum foil, and cut out holes for your head and arms.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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Any graft unions on the tree’s trunk should also be well above the soil line.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025
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Free gift cards and 'trunk-or-treat' event The new Fry's in Surprise will host day-long festivities at the store, including a prize for the first shoppers in line.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chest. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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