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
Even a small, cheap cooler can provide a big boost to morale on hot days.
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Will McGough, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Piles of twisted trees sprinkled with mattresses, refrigerators and coolers now litter the riverbanks.
—Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
There are no water refill stations at the venue, but there are frequently water coolers outside on hot days.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The inspector noticed a mold or slime-like substance in the ice machine, employees hadn’t completed an accredited food-handler course, and coolers and equipment were dirty.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2025
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Will McGough, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Piles of twisted trees sprinkled with mattresses, refrigerators and coolers now litter the riverbanks.
—Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
There are no water refill stations at the venue, but there are frequently water coolers outside on hot days.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The inspector noticed a mold or slime-like substance in the ice machine, employees hadn’t completed an accredited food-handler course, and coolers and equipment were dirty.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for cooler
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooler
Noun
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Her various occupations, paid and unpaid, included teaching convicts at an area penitentiary and substitute-teaching in junior high.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2025
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At the beloved attraction in San Francisco Bay, visitors could scarcely believe Trump had suggested turning Alcatraz back into a penitentiary.—
Heather Knight,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
Noun
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As reported in 5280, Richard served 30 days in jail and 60 nights of work release.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
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Here’s hoping the real-life couple’s big day went more smoothly than Elizabeth and Henry’s Season 5 vow renewal, which took place at an Arizona jail after she was arrested for speaking out against draconian family separation policies at the United States border.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
15 July 2025
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Based on true events, the Gorgona Island prison, 34 miles off the Pacific coast, was once one of the most brutal of tropical penitentiary for murderers, rapists and political prisoners, notorious for its use of torture.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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The perspective of the newspapers is also critical because most information about incarceration comes from law enforcement personnel and prison data, which tend to frame prison populations as a singular unit and focus on data instead of people.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
15 July 2025
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“Cooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooler. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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