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as in penitentiary
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
was thrown in the coop for disturbing the peace
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Recent Examples of coop
Neighbors exchange seeds, fix each other’s chicken coops and feed each other’s children who wander up to the door for a snack.
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Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
From a strictly horticultural perspective, nothing nourishes plants better than a compost made from chicken manure and chicken coop bedding.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2025
Guests can buy fresh eggs from the host’s chicken coop and grill at the firepit.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 28 Mar. 2025
Outside, the ocean-facing pool and spa are surrounded by a stone patio, a fire pit, a bocce ball court, a chicken coop, and a lemon arbor.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2025
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Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
From a strictly horticultural perspective, nothing nourishes plants better than a compost made from chicken manure and chicken coop bedding.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2025
Guests can buy fresh eggs from the host’s chicken coop and grill at the firepit.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 28 Mar. 2025
Outside, the ocean-facing pool and spa are surrounded by a stone patio, a fire pit, a bocce ball court, a chicken coop, and a lemon arbor.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coop
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Barnes, 67, was convicted and sentenced to 21 years in a Russian penitentiary in February 2024.—
Tanya Stukalova,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2025
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The first penitentiaries weren’t built until the late 1700s, so more extreme sentences were deemed necessary to prevent discord.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Jeffrey’s game plan was to hold Murad Ramazanov against the cage and chip away with strikes in close.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Today's demonstrations show the strength of our growing movement, powered by people of all walks of life coming together to demand investments in our communities, not more cages.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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However, on March 27, a paperwork error allowed Guzman to walk out of the Clayton County jail a free man.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The five were booked in Columbia County jail, records show.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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His lawyers said Mahdi's original attorneys put on a shallow case trying to spare his life that didn't call on relatives, teachers or others who knew him and ignored the impact of months spent in solitary confinement in prison as a teen.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Alexander Smirnov was sentenced to six years in prison in January after pleading guilty to lying to his FBI handler about the Biden family's ties to a Ukrainian energy company -- in addition to a series of unrelated tax fraud charges.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Coop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coop. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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