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
New video captured the horrifying moment a Florida police officer’s body camera stopped a bullet from piercing his chest while conducting a routine investigation last month.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
One paramedic began chest compressions, pushing hard and steady on the patient’s chest.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
When the victims became suspicious, Green shot the driver in the chest.
—Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
The 26-page report describes two stab wounds — one to the right abdomen that perforated the liver and another to the left chest that penetrated an intercostal space.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
One paramedic began chest compressions, pushing hard and steady on the patient’s chest.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
When the victims became suspicious, Green shot the driver in the chest.
—Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
The 26-page report describes two stab wounds — one to the right abdomen that perforated the liver and another to the left chest that penetrated an intercostal space.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chest
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The roughly thirty-pound latex belly that Harbour wore to give Floyd extra heft is on full display in the show’s final episode, when Floyd and Clark strip down to their boxer briefs and dance by the pool lockers in a kind of tête-à-tête disco.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Josh Hart is dejected at his locker.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The aforementioned countertop compost bins?—
Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Apr. 2026
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Glass Bottle Bird Feeders That collection of empty glass bottles in your recycling bin has potential beyond the landfill.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
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Nowadays, films with box-office appeal are audience-tested within an inch of their lives.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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Starting Tuesday, May 5, the Kids Whatameal will debut interactive packaging and a collectible toy in every box.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
28 Apr. 2026
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The vehicle was apparently abandoned in the Hollywood Hills and towed to a police impound lot, where an employee noticed a foul smell emanating from the trunk last September and alerted authorities.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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There were no skeletons at the bottom, just various farm implements (an axe, a bark spud used for peeling bark off fresh tree trunks, a chain, and various minor trinkets).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chest. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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