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Recent Examples of commode
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule does have a commode designed for use in microgravity, but astronauts also sometimes wear special undergarments.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
The Associated Press reported this week that a second man, Michael Jones, has been convicted for his role in the burglary of the 215-pound gilded commode, which authorities have yet to recover.
Jones, 39, was found guilty of burglary in the Oxford Crown Court on Tuesday, according to the AP.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Unfortunately, snakes slithering into commodes is not uncommon.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
One technique involved emptying the water from the toilets in their cells, then shouting through the commode, where they could be heard by other inmates.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
The Associated Press reported this week that a second man, Michael Jones, has been convicted for his role in the burglary of the 215-pound gilded commode, which authorities have yet to recover.
Jones, 39, was found guilty of burglary in the Oxford Crown Court on Tuesday, according to the AP.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Unfortunately, snakes slithering into commodes is not uncommon.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
One technique involved emptying the water from the toilets in their cells, then shouting through the commode, where they could be heard by other inmates.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commode
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The captures come as Louisiana authorities continue to investigate how the men were able to create a hole in a cell wall by ripping out a toilet and to escape without being noticed by guards in the early hours of May 16.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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The 10 inmates escaped from the Orleans Justice Center in the early morning hours of May 16 after climbing through a hole behind a toilet.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
27 June 2025
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Thailand flight delayed by threat A bomb threat message on Air India flight AI 379, which was bound for New Delhi from Phuket International Airport in southern Thailand, was found in a lavatory shortly after the plane took off Friday, officials said.—
Shonal Ganguly,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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The rest of the red-eye flight continued as usual, until the pilot got up to use the lavatory during the journey.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2025
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Hargitay jolts up, this time lugging the laptop into an en suite bathroom.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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The current offices can also serve as bedrooms, and bathroom access can be reconfigured as needed for children and grandchildren.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
26 June 2025
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The open center is ideal for looping through hand towels or lighter bath sheets and the hooks are available in light and dark finishes to easily assimilate with your washroom’s color palette.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
8 May 2025
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The crew worked with a local cab company to figure out transportation, including on filming days when portable washrooms weren’t practical because the pipes would freeze.—
Amber Dowling,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2025
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The council restored all recreation center hours, restored full Monday hours at 16 of the city’s 37 branch libraries and reversed plans to remove beach fire rings and close many public restrooms in beaches and parks.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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The Agate Beach State Recreation Site offers amenities such as restrooms, beach access and is a day-use park open year-round.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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It is then topped with grated parmesan that melts on contact to create a sweet, salty, ultra-decadent pot of the Italian rice that tastes even better when reheated the next day.—
Joey Skladany,
Southern Living,
20 June 2025
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More than eight years after the state moved to allow adults to use marijuana recreationally, rules for how Amsterdam-style pot cafes will operate in the Bay State are finally coming into focus and could be in place by Halloween.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
19 June 2025
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Seven bedrooms and eight baths are spread across the palatial dwelling set atop nearly half an acre with 110 linear feet on Biscayne Bay and 10,250 square feet of living space.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
23 June 2025
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Using a heating pad or taking a hot bath may also help temper period cramps that are keeping you up at night.—
Julia Ries,
SELF,
23 June 2025
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The camps were surrounded by open-pit latrines, and the smell of sewage was overpowering; children lay around with flies on them.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Through partners, 150 twin latrine units and handwashing facilities will be installed in Mandalay town to further improve sanitation services.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Commode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commode. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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