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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
George Skelton, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026
The bill also had a provision requiring any reimbursements by the federal government to go into the state’s main coffers, not back into the emergency fund, and money couldn’t be used on aircraft, boats or motor vehicles.
—Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
One son had already siphoned three billion dollars from the Family Federation coffers, prompting a lawsuit that is ongoing.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The middle class expanded, with people landing good-paying jobs that resulted in higher tax revenue for state coffers.
—George Skelton, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026
The bill also had a provision requiring any reimbursements by the federal government to go into the state’s main coffers, not back into the emergency fund, and money couldn’t be used on aircraft, boats or motor vehicles.
—Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
Football fundraising has lagged well behind the powerhouse men’s basketball program, meaning much of that increase presumably will come directly from athletic department coffers despite the most recently available budget documents showing a $29.1 million deficit in 2024.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
One son had already siphoned three billion dollars from the Family Federation coffers, prompting a lawsuit that is ongoing.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffer
Noun
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With the song in expert hands, Dave Meyer, the commercial’s director, asked to add other off-kilter elements, including a plotline about Nickelback and Megan stealing new Cheetos from a vault and loading them on to a giant truck that would also serve as their escape vehicle.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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Suffice to say, the ingredients (now in my vault) are very high quality.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The heaviest rain is expected mostly on the Big Island and the island of Maui, but the other islands will see some rain showers and perhaps some isolated heavy pockets of rain.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The white parts of Ralph's brain are pockets of fluid that expand as the brain shrinks.—
Will Croxton,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Simply depositing money into the account without selecting investments means your contributions may sit as cash, earning little.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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The bottom line The interest earnings on $60,000 deposited into a CD and a money market account will look very similar this year, assuming current market conditions hold for the final nine months of 2026.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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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
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer has made millions of dollars investing in offshore private equity funds connected to islands known for lax tax policies, according to tax returns posted Thursday.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Records show frequent transfers—sometimes in rapid succession—moving funds from TourProdEnter to the Florida LLCs, and in some instances continuing even after a company had been formally dissolved.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Camara, who was featured on commemorative glassware as part of a Trail Blazers' giveaway, banked in his first 3-pointer off the glass and hit his first eight 3-point shots, going 9 for 11 from distance.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The space program has led to the invention of heart rate monitoring technology, scratch-resistance lenses, memory foam mattresses, rechargeable batteries, wireless headphones, the Jaws of Life rescue tool, GPS and even banking technology.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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As if that isn’t impressive enough, the previous franchise record of eight strikeouts was set by Ben Sheets the day before Misiorowski was born, on April 3, 2002.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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The only residency requirement set by the Constitution is to live in the state a candidate hopes to represent at the time of the election.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The center-exit exhaust, previously reserved for the Z06 and ZR1, is available to boot.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
26 Mar. 2026
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As romantic silhouettes continue to gain momentum season after season, spring/summer 2026 proves that pink is no longer reserved for overtly feminine dressing.—
Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Coffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffer. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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