as in jails
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 coolers
Just down the street from The Newport, The Mothership bar (and its food truck, Dooby Dogs) is still closed and cleaning up from water damage and a complete loss of its coolers, sound system, computers, kegs, merchandise and all of the product stored in its basement.
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Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Health inspectors found uncovered food containers in the chest freezer and reach-in coolers.
—Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The parts were stored in coolers and commercial refrigerators and then sold nationally and internationally through a side business the pair operated.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
These range from banning decorative grass to limiting pool sizes in new communities, and banning industrial and commercial businesses from using evaporative coolers.
—Yvette Fernandez, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
Wulfraat estimates that roughly 76 same-day fulfillment centers have been retrofitted with coolers and freezers to enable the fresh groceries to be stored in the same locations as all the other same-day items.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
The reach-in coolers holding things like milk, bacon, cheese and the like needs to keep the food at or under 41 degrees to keep them from being bacteria breeding boats.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
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.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2025
There's a long road, however, between commitment and coolers.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Health inspectors found uncovered food containers in the chest freezer and reach-in coolers.
—Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The parts were stored in coolers and commercial refrigerators and then sold nationally and internationally through a side business the pair operated.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
These range from banning decorative grass to limiting pool sizes in new communities, and banning industrial and commercial businesses from using evaporative coolers.
—Yvette Fernandez, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
Wulfraat estimates that roughly 76 same-day fulfillment centers have been retrofitted with coolers and freezers to enable the fresh groceries to be stored in the same locations as all the other same-day items.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
The reach-in coolers holding things like milk, bacon, cheese and the like needs to keep the food at or under 41 degrees to keep them from being bacteria breeding boats.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
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.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2025
There's a long road, however, between commitment and coolers.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coolers
Noun
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The many thousands of Palestinians (including children) held hostage in Israeli jails and internment camps are, of course, not a consideration whatsoever.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Idaho State Police doesn’t have any jails.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Then there’s assistance with the finances of prisoners, and vocational education in prisons, and work placement.—
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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During research, the filmmakers visited prisons and discovered that 77% of inmates are accused of crimes and held in prison, but their cases take years to come to trial or sometimes never do.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After his conviction, Gray was sent to Angola, one of the most violent penitentiaries in the country at the time.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Coolers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coolers. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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