as in penitentiary
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
plea-bargained to avoid spending time in the cooler
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Recent Examples of cooler
Authorities have said the death toll could have been higher after law enforcement recovered two explosive devices hidden in coolers near the scene.
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Don’t forget snacks and a cooler—some of the best stops may be picnic-perfect spots far from restaurants.
—Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
With three soft coolers and three hard ones, Smith is expanding the offerings to be more versatile.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025
Bags and coolers must measure less than 1.5 feet wide by 1.5 feet long, according to the event site.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Don’t forget snacks and a cooler—some of the best stops may be picnic-perfect spots far from restaurants.
—Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
With three soft coolers and three hard ones, Smith is expanding the offerings to be more versatile.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025
Bags and coolers must measure less than 1.5 feet wide by 1.5 feet long, according to the event site.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooler
Noun
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Stroud was one of several notorious men who have called the Leavenworth penitentiary home.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
6 May 2025
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Although best known for its 29 years as a federal penitentiary, the island of Alcatraz was also a military fort, used by the army during the Civil War to protect San Francisco from Confederate raiders.—
Louise McLoughlin,
CNN Money,
5 May 2025
Noun
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Seven inmates are still at large on May 19 after escaping from a New Orleans jail through a hole behind a toilet.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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The attack lands him behind bars, not for the first time, with his seven-month jail stint an interstice covered by the first of Dickinson’s vertiginous reality-break sequences.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
19 May 2025
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In that case, Douglas was sentenced to five years of probation and had his 2-year prison sentence stayed, court documents say.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2025
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In June 2024, three people were sentenced to eight months in prison after being found guilty of racially abusing Vinicius Jr in that May 2023 match at Valencia.—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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“Cooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooler. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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