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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
Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
The White House says that growth will flood federal coffers with new tax revenue and eventually bend the national debt, now sitting at over $39 trillion, onto a downward path.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 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
That’s because there are many other initiatives, including some that also would help towns, fighting for a share of Connecticut’s flush coffers.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
The White House says that growth will flood federal coffers with new tax revenue and eventually bend the national debt, now sitting at over $39 trillion, onto a downward path.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 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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Frazier also led the way for the Gators in beam and vault.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The facility recently made headlines when director Baz Luhrmann tracked down rare, unseen Elvis Presley concert footage stored in the vault.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Many of the pieces inside, like the fireplace in the dining room that was rumored to have Russian ties, or the pocket doors that slide in and out, are still standing from when the home was built over a century ago.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 Apr. 2026
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Hot pockets When an Augusta member died, left the club or simply wanted a new green jacket, Bennett was responsible for disposing of the old garments.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Sodlosky deposited money from the checks and from client payment checks to EJS-CPA into a network of business, personal and nominee accounts, according to officials.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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After Haley Winn unleashed a wrist shot at the top of the point, Eldridge crashed the net along the left goal line before depositing a loose puck into the back of the net.—
Jason Cooke,
Boston Herald,
16 Apr. 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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The road construction projects are paid for entirely by municipal funds, Barakzai said, noting that over the past 4 1/2 years, Kabul municipality had raised more than 28 billion afghanis (about $434 million).—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Her partner, Kurt Dixon, has set up a GoFundMe to help raise money for her specialized physiotherapy and medical therapies that are not currently covered by the National Health Service (NHS), as well as to raise funds to help arrange transportation for her ongoing treatment.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
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On the first, Seattle’s Jordan Eberle won a faceoff in the offensive back toward Ryan Lindgren at the left point, but Byfield got to the puck first and banked it off the boards to get past Lindgren and start a 2-on-1 rush.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Freezing 20 or more eggs pushed success rates near 82%, while banking fewer than 10 dropped them below 60%.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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During the mission, the Artemis II crew set a record for farthest distance humans have ever traveled from Earth, surpassing the record of 248,655 miles previously set by the Apollo 13 flight crew in 1970, according to NASA.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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Property owners are given about three months’ notice and paid compensation at rates set by the municipality.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Riders will use their Uber app to reserve a seat on the shuttle.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Unlike the mesh bin, which sometimes ended up rolling around the street or repurposed to reserve a parking place, the whole thing is built on a concrete base that stays put.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Coffer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffer. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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