Thesaurus results for CHESTS

chests

noun

plural of chest

as in lockers

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 chests Mourners wept over the journalists' bodies, which were in body bags and had press vests placed on their chests. —

Arkansas Online, 23 Jan. 2026 The clatter of rising shutters echoed through the empty streets, the occasional rambler scurried past, along the walls, bundled tightly in his coat, women walked by with milk bottles tucked in shawls wrapped around their chests. —

Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026 Mourners on Thursday wept over the journalists’ bodies, which were covered in body bags and had press vests placed on their chests. —

Toqa Ezzidin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026 For 17 years, Enns, 81, has been applying makeup to the faces of the volunteers who pose in the paintings – and sometimes the arms and chests, too. —

Anita Gosch, Oc Register, 19 Jan. 2026 And Berlin audiences will be able to beat their chests and call out to God in unison with Amanda Seyfried, with the German premiere of Mona Fastvold’s awards season contender The Testament of Ann Lee, which stars Seyfried as the 18th century religious leader and founder of the Shakers movement. —

Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026 Ben smashes chests and heads in, tears jaws out, rips faces off, and director Johannes Roberts makes sure to include brief close-ups of the carnage, lit just dimly enough to avoid truly grossing us out. —

Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026 The 2012 Texas football recruiting class, 29 signees strong, included six players who would go on to wear another school’s colors across their chests. —

David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026 Inside your chests, 22 of you will see nothing and remain Faithful for now. —

Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026

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Noun

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power tested the drinking water for contaminants, and environmental consultants tested the soil, HVAC systems, indoor air and surfaces including floors, desks and lockers.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
The most central girls’ bathroom was on the first floor, at the back of the school, around the corner from the corridor of orange lockers that belonged to the lower schoolers.

— Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026