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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
Even the ice chests and service rituals nod to the Edo period, creating an almost ceremonial atmosphere.
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Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 10 May 2026
The two ice chests are in the back of his pickup truck.
—Corky Carroll, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
And when thunderclaps rattled their chests, the Chinese felt a deity punishing wrongdoers.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2026
We are dipped into this aesthetic with even the way women are posing on the red carpet [with their hands meeting at their chests].
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 6 May 2026
In 1773, Bostonians disguised as Mohawks hurled hundreds of chests of British tea into the ocean.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Think chests that offer both storage solutions and décor, a writing desk that can be used in various spaces like in a bedroom as a night table, in a living room nook, or in an office.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
At the packed opening, a huge screen showed Abramović’s video work, Tito’s Funeral (2025), broadcasting women beating their chests in a near trance-like state, drawing on ritualised forms of communal mourning.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Busfield is kneeling, his arms wrapped around the boys’ chests.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 10 May 2026
The two ice chests are in the back of his pickup truck.
—Corky Carroll, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
And when thunderclaps rattled their chests, the Chinese felt a deity punishing wrongdoers.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2026
We are dipped into this aesthetic with even the way women are posing on the red carpet [with their hands meeting at their chests].
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 6 May 2026
In 1773, Bostonians disguised as Mohawks hurled hundreds of chests of British tea into the ocean.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Think chests that offer both storage solutions and décor, a writing desk that can be used in various spaces like in a bedroom as a night table, in a living room nook, or in an office.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
At the packed opening, a huge screen showed Abramović’s video work, Tito’s Funeral (2025), broadcasting women beating their chests in a near trance-like state, drawing on ritualised forms of communal mourning.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Busfield is kneeling, his arms wrapped around the boys’ chests.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chests
Noun
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After games, many Thunder players reside by their lockers cracking jokes and catching up instead of fretting over roles and playing time.—
Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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As for the camper module exterior, Winnebago cages out the alcove face and lower front sides with thick tubular branch guards, wires in a set of floating front auxiliary lights, adds a swing-away full-size spare carrier in back, and secures on under-body aluminum storage lockers.—
C.C. Weiss
May 17,
New Atlas,
17 May 2026
Noun
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As part of the hotel’s social-impact aims, the rattan icebox and garbage bins were crafted by Burmese artisans who work with Kalinko, a social enterprise that creates handmade, sustainable products using traditional techniques.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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The walls of Franca’s store were lined with unlabeled bins and drawers full of bits and bobs that looked like the world’s most disorganized hardware store.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
Noun
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One episode, which sees Logan Roy climb atop a stack of paper boxes to give a rousing speech to employees, is a direct recreation of a famous 2007 moment when Rupert Murdoch stood on paper rolls to address the Wall Street Journal staff.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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The first few weeks in a new home are exciting, overwhelming and full of important to-dos that can easily get lost in the shuffle of boxes and bubble wrap.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Mapperton House, in Dorset, has seemingly endless trunks, plus the storage spaces are all packed with crates, most filled with the belongings of generations past.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Men’s trunks are also marked down, including this nautical pair and this style with UPF protection for up to 35 percent off.—
Anna Popp,
Travel + Leisure,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Mapperton House, in Dorset, has seemingly endless trunks, plus the storage spaces are all packed with crates, most filled with the belongings of generations past.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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However, the fossils, packed in two wooden crates, went missing during the chaos of World War II.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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“Chests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chests. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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