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
Milk stored in the four-door cooler measured outside of proper holding temperatures.
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Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
With the weather getting cooler and the nights getting darker, Halloweentime is a natural fit for a cozy movie night.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
But for decades, fisheries managers stocked trout in rivers for people to keep and fill their coolers every weekend.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
Raw animal foods not separated by type based on minimum cook temperatures (raw chicken stored above raw eggs in walk-in cooler).
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
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Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
With the weather getting cooler and the nights getting darker, Halloweentime is a natural fit for a cozy movie night.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
But for decades, fisheries managers stocked trout in rivers for people to keep and fill their coolers every weekend.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
Raw animal foods not separated by type based on minimum cook temperatures (raw chicken stored above raw eggs in walk-in cooler).
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cooler
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooler
Noun
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The wave of prison violence is happening despite the deployment of military and police forces in several penitentiaries.—
Ana María Cañizares,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, his crooked sidekick, Robertson, BOP # 21731-509, is locked up in another good-time penitentiary in Beckley, WV.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Anyone who violated the law could have been charged with a misdemeanor for disorderly conduct, which is punishable by up to six months in county jail and a $1,000 fine.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Nov. 2025
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He is scheduled to appear in court on November 26, according to jail records.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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According to records, Martínez faced robbery charges in the US, pleaded guilty, and was released on bail before being arrested and sent to a Salvadoran prison.—
Rocio Muñoz-Ledo,
CNN Money,
12 Nov. 2025
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Filming without consent in certain circumstances is a Class 5 felony, punishable by up to two and a half years in prison.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Cooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooler. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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