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
Food trucks, wine and beer will be available at the event; no coolers will be allowed.
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Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
Lightweight, packable, and spacious, these coolers are made for park picnics, road trips, and everything in between.
—Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
The majority of the school’s equipment, including coolers, the dishwasher and hot holding equipment, was out of order.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025
Prohibited items include coolers, briefcases, non-clear bags, luggage, and any bag exceeding the permissible size.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 14 Sep. 2025
That’s where energy-efficient plug-in coolers and warmers come in.
—Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
There were no coolers flipped, no tablets thrown.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Igloo water coolers were provided at East Bay sites, and park workers were onsite checking conditions.
—Don Sproul, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Distributors are scrambling for products to fill shelves and coolers once dominated by beer, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails.
—Robert Hoban, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
Lightweight, packable, and spacious, these coolers are made for park picnics, road trips, and everything in between.
—Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
The majority of the school’s equipment, including coolers, the dishwasher and hot holding equipment, was out of order.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025
Prohibited items include coolers, briefcases, non-clear bags, luggage, and any bag exceeding the permissible size.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 14 Sep. 2025
That’s where energy-efficient plug-in coolers and warmers come in.
—Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
There were no coolers flipped, no tablets thrown.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Igloo water coolers were provided at East Bay sites, and park workers were onsite checking conditions.
—Don Sproul, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Distributors are scrambling for products to fill shelves and coolers once dominated by beer, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails.
—Robert Hoban, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coolers
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Juan Pappier, the deputy Americas director at Human Rights Watch, says that currently there are 89 foreign nationals imprisoned in Venezuelan jails, from countries that include Colombia, Spain, Argentina, France and the Czech Republic.—
Manuel Rueda,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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Israel is also set to release Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails, as part of the truce and in return for hostages.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Thompson's crime policies led to more state prisons The tough-on-crime laws Thompson signed forced the construction of a record number of prisons and led to Wisconsin having 21,000 inmates during his tenure — three times as many as neighboring, smaller Minnesota, at the time.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Lawson also suggested ending the practice of full-contact visitation, which results in drugs getting into prisons.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Oct. 2025
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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 6 Oct. 2025.
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