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
The event took over a large portion of the campus, both indoors and outdoors, with $70,000 worth of beverages placed in coolers to keep people hydrated in the heat.
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Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2025
The Norwegian company Oyster figured out how to transfer this technology to a rectangular cooler.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 2 Aug. 2025
Between sticky spills and old food residue, outdoor coolers can get pretty gross.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2025
Americans cranking up their air conditioners, fans and swamp coolers over a single hour in late July consumed more electricity than ever before as sweltering heat spread from the Midwest to the East Coast.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 30 July 2025
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Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2025
The Norwegian company Oyster figured out how to transfer this technology to a rectangular cooler.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 2 Aug. 2025
Between sticky spills and old food residue, outdoor coolers can get pretty gross.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2025
Americans cranking up their air conditioners, fans and swamp coolers over a single hour in late July consumed more electricity than ever before as sweltering heat spread from the Midwest to the East Coast.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for cooler
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooler
Noun
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At the beloved attraction in San Francisco Bay, visitors could scarcely believe President Trump had suggested turning Alcatraz back into a penitentiary.—
Heather Knight,
New York Times,
6 May 2025
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In the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, a Russian glide bomb attack on a local penitentiary killed 17 inmates and wounded more than 80 others in one of the deadliest strikes in the region to date.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Noun
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The Associated Press in 2021 investigated how the technology landed a Chicago grandfather in jail after it was used as evidence to charge him with murder, with a judge later dismissing the case due to insufficient evidence.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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Last year, Estrada was already in county jail for unrelated reasons when he was arrested on suspicion of Coriz’s murder.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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He was sentenced to a term of five months to 20 years in prison and ordered to be removed to Laos in 2007.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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After pleading guilty, Lewis was sentenced to 2½ years in prison in addition to a no-contact order that bans him from Fever games and facilities.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Cooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooler. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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