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
Yeti, longtime maker of hard-sided coolers, insulated mugs, and expensive buckets, is now officially in the backpack game.
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Corey Buhay, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
The man was wearing a dust mask and carrying an Igloo cooler.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
High temperatures will be 10-15° cooler for the second half of the weekend.
—Rachael Jay, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, mechanic Fausto Oppici is in the back seat, a cooler of water bottles at his feet and five spare wheels next to him.
—Andy McGrath, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
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Corey Buhay, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
The man was wearing a dust mask and carrying an Igloo cooler.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
High temperatures will be 10-15° cooler for the second half of the weekend.
—Rachael Jay, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, mechanic Fausto Oppici is in the back seat, a cooler of water bottles at his feet and five spare wheels next to him.
—Andy McGrath, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooler
Noun
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He was arrested again in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1961 and spent four months in a penitentiary where fellow Freedom Riders cried out in song each night.—
Veronica Ortega,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Azcarate sentenced Magalhaes to 10 years in the penitentiary and two years suspended.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In terms of refusal rate, Fairfax County trailed slightly behind all of the top non-cooperating jails in Los Angeles County combined, according to the detainer data.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Mar. 2026
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The suspect, Mariana Noriega, 23, was taken to the Maricopa County jail.—
Sydney Page The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In 2023, Jalloh was sentenced to seven years in prison for malicious wounding, with five of those years suspended.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Mar. 2026
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Now, the man responsible is set to spend more than six decades in prison, according to Adams County court records.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Cooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooler. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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