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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
Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 June 2025
Mayor Norm Coleman — no relation to the columnist — took office in 1994, just as the economy bounced back and local government aid poured into city coffers from the state, said retired St. Paul Public Works Director Kathy Lantry, who served on the city council during Coleman’s tenure.
—Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
Vinod Sreeharsha
september 30, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Fun for you, for me, and fun for Disney’s coffers!
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Higher oil prices could also mean more export revenue for oil producer Russia’s war coffers.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 June 2025
Mayor Norm Coleman — no relation to the columnist — took office in 1994, just as the economy bounced back and local government aid poured into city coffers from the state, said retired St. Paul Public Works Director Kathy Lantry, who served on the city council during Coleman’s tenure.
—Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
Verb
But just over $1 billion is now coming from federal and state coffers, Cutié said.
—Vinod Sreeharsha
september 30, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Fun for you, for me, and fun for Disney’s coffers!
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffer
Noun
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Skinner, who won silver in vault at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, spoke up about the issue earlier this year, and is now taking a harder stance.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Fire crews who arrived at the scene found that the worker had been pinned from the waist down by a burial vault — which is believed to have fallen on the individual.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Athmile Wide-Leg Sweatpants, which shoppers love for traveling, running errands, and relaxing at home, have a super-soft fleece lining and pockets big enough for smartphones.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Plus, anyone finding the Maurepas treasure would come home not only with the story of a lifetime, but full pockets.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Robb Report,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In December 2015, Epstein’s employees deposited seven months’ worth of rent into Jane Doe’s Bank of America account, according to the suit.—
Chase Jordan
October 17,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Oct. 2025
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This design allows doctors to deposit the bio-ink exactly where it is needed without making any incision.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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Another artifact reflecting the sharp divides between rich and poor is an elaborate 800-pound steel strongbox that would have been used to store money—a great deal of it—in the home.—
Teresa Nowakowski,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Nov. 2023
Noun
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His conviction stemmed from a series of criminal schemes, including submitting false campaign finance documents, misusing donor identities to route funds for personal and campaign use, and providing fraudulent information to the New York State Department of Labor and the House of Representatives.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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These funds provide supplemental instruction in reading and math, professional development for teachers, resources for parent involvement, and services for students experiencing homelessness.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The designer will bank on the experience piled during her previous gigs.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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And while Oracle’s turn to AMD’s artificial intelligence chips — hence diversifying from Nvidia graphics processing units — might not be pleasant news for Jensen Huang, spreading out concentration risk could be a positive outcome for investors banking on AI to continue the market rally.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Over the course of the past two contests, Dowdle has notched 473 scrimmage yards — breaking the previous franchise record set by Christian McCaffrey (416 scrimmage yards in 2019).—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Oct. 2025
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The evening began with an opening set by Nashville singer-songwriter Annie DiRusso, who grew up an hour north of New York City in Croton-on-Hudson.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Hudson was admittedly reserved about the idea of getting married a second time, but his love for Kingsberg changed that.—
Emy LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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In the decades that followed, outdoor climbing was effectively reserved for those with ready access to crags and gear, who had ample time and energy to burn.—
Kelli María Korducki,
HubSpot,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Coffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffer. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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