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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
If the power is going to be out for longer than a day, put some food into coolers with ice to prolong their safe consumption.
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Hannah Hudnall, IndyStar, 23 Jan. 2026
Empty coolers of eggs and dwindling shelves of bread.
—Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 23 Jan. 2026
If the power is going to be out for longer than a day, put some food into coolers with ice to prolong their safe consumption.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
Campers would come out to find slashes in their duffels, pillowy bags of chips and coolers full of hot dogs gone.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Roaches on the floors behind cookline flip-top coolers — one behind the left, five behind the right — were the main reasons this Dunkin’ broke the streak.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
Watson unpacked tables and chairs and a grill and coolers and butane cannisters and groceries and ice.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Arnold rolled up to the field entrance with coolers loaded with dry ice.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
Drivers can pack the unit flat, down from about 18 in to 5 in (46 to 12 cm) tall, and use the extra space for coolers, luggage, sports gear and other provisions.
—New Atlas, 10 Jan. 2026
Hannah Hudnall, IndyStar, 23 Jan. 2026
Empty coolers of eggs and dwindling shelves of bread.
—Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 23 Jan. 2026
If the power is going to be out for longer than a day, put some food into coolers with ice to prolong their safe consumption.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Jan. 2026
Campers would come out to find slashes in their duffels, pillowy bags of chips and coolers full of hot dogs gone.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Roaches on the floors behind cookline flip-top coolers — one behind the left, five behind the right — were the main reasons this Dunkin’ broke the streak.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
Watson unpacked tables and chairs and a grill and coolers and butane cannisters and groceries and ice.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Arnold rolled up to the field entrance with coolers loaded with dry ice.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
Drivers can pack the unit flat, down from about 18 in to 5 in (46 to 12 cm) tall, and use the extra space for coolers, luggage, sports gear and other provisions.
—New Atlas, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coolers
Noun
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The group said federal immigration officials were sending detainees from the Whipple building to Minnesota county jails, according to a letter sent to the federal government requesting the name change.—
Elise Hammond,
CNN Money,
23 Jan. 2026
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One allows corrections officers at local jails to flag a noncitizen who is arrested to ICE and detain them for 48 hours.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The request comes as the state's prisons are overflowing with inmates, and the department is over budget by millions of dollars.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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More than a quarter also have no criminal connection to Minnesota except for being held in one of the state's four federal prisons.—
Deena Winter The Minnesota Star Tribune,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The wave of prison violence is happening despite the deployment of military and police forces in several penitentiaries.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
8 Dec. 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 30 Jan. 2026.
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