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as in pocket
coffers plural
available money
let me see what's in the household coffers and I'll get back to you about making a donation
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as in to deposit
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Recent Examples of coffer
Tristan Bove, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Most welfare program money comes from federal coffers, but the programs are administered by states.
—Rachel Sheffield, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026
Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
That one-time stipend cost coffers more than $20 million.
—Niki Kelly, IndyStar, 24 Mar. 2026
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Noun
While these individuals are taking significant wealth with them, it’s been far from a mass exodus, which bodes well for the state’s coffers in the near term should the proposal pass.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Most welfare program money comes from federal coffers, but the programs are administered by states.
—Rachel Sheffield, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026
Verb
But municipal advocates urged Gov. Ned Lamont and the General Assembly Wednesday to reverse that trend, noting that while budget caps have kept state coffers flush, inadequate aid has left many communities struggling.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
That one-time stipend cost coffers more than $20 million.
—Niki Kelly, IndyStar, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffer
Noun
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In tax terms, this one is very much in the vault (locked away).—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Some gold ETFs directly invest in bullion kept in vaults, while others invest in shares of mining companies that tend to follow the price of gold while also being swayed by the companies' management decisions, efficiency and financials.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Just a forehand shot away from the red clay courts, Auteuil is an authentic pocket of Paris that’s far from the tourist throngs—and the stereotypes sometimes saddled on it by east-leaning Parisians.—
Mary Winston Nicklin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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But only Alanis has one hand in her pocket and the other one givin’ a high five.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
Verb
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Generally, the pre-tax money that’s deposited in traditional IRAs cannot be withdrawn before age 59½ without paying a 10% early-withdrawal tax penalty, unless an exception is met.—
Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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The findings suggest Mercury's ice was deposited rapidly rather than supplied gradually over long periods of time — a scenario that also helps explain the apparent purity of the ice deposits, the study notes.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Excusing those two flickers of broken hegemony, the WSL’s highest echelon has been an unassailable strongbox, a figment of the rest of the table’s imagination.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Buffs have been made to various maps in terms of monster density, chests, number of rare and magic monsters, essences, strongboxes, shrines and all of this is without specific Waystone or Tower modifiers.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Getting warships into the water is hard enough without wasting funds on vessels unlikely ever to sail.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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Wildfire resiliency advocates are warning that the loss of these funds will leave the state vulnerable to devastation, and are calling on California’s next governor to take that threat seriously.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
Verb
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The sperm was banked after Epstein's conviction, which raises murky ethics issues in the fertility industry.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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That drew Dobeš’ attention away from the traffic in the crease — and Miller, with plenty of space between himself and Danault, banked the puck off Staal’s skate back toward the Canadiens’ net.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Fires are common at Kenyan schools, with many set by students protesting harsh discipline and poor conditions, researchers have found.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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The set by Marsha Ginsberg presents a model of Cranberry, with its downtown buildings miniaturized in the style of an adult playhouse.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
Verb
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The seven empty chairs in the front row of the audience at the American Poetry Museum had been reserved all along for the ghosts, a space saved for voices not yet present.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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All rights reserved The Hema and Lendu ethnic groups have been fighting over land and minerals in the gold-rich province of Ituri since the Second Congo War in the late 1990s and early 2000s.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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“Coffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffer. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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