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
As always, lawn chairs, picnic baskets and coolers are encouraged, with food and beverages available for purchase.
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Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2026
The boy picked up four water bottles from a cooler but put them back, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said at the time.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Horner went straight to Cox’s cooler and helped himself.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Store the bag in the freezer until frozen and ready to use in a cooler or lunch box.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 June 2026
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Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2026
The boy picked up four water bottles from a cooler but put them back, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said at the time.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Horner went straight to Cox’s cooler and helped himself.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Store the bag in the freezer until frozen and ready to use in a cooler or lunch box.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for cooler
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooler
Noun
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The judge also said that attempted criminal homicide carries a possible sentence of 15 to 60 years in a Tennessee state penitentiary, the outlets reported.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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In the early 1970s, the penitentiary remained poorly funded, and prison officials hoped to make money on the rodeo.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 May 2026
Noun
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She is being held on $500,000 bond, according to jail records reviewed by PEOPLE on May 30.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
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On Friday, a judge sentenced him to 60 days in jail, followed by 22 months of probation.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Ali wakes up in the morning to find Rue in the living room, learning from the news that Fez broke out of prison and vowing to get him.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
1 June 2026
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Erasures from his the poet’s journals narrate the speaker’s visit to his father in prison through the pinhole of what’s left of memory.—
Craig Morgan Teicher,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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“Cooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooler. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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