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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
It is also commonly found in the following places, according to the Mayo Clinic:
Chicken and pigeon coops
Old barns
Caves
Parks
How does histoplasmosis spread?
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 May 2025
The one-half acre requirements of chicken coops, required to be located within 200 feet of a residence, will remain the same, officials said.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Contact your local university coop extension service (find yours here) for identification.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 June 2025
Topics include: chicken breeds, raising chicks, designing coops and pens, and chicken health and nutrition.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 May 2025
The one-half acre requirements of chicken coops, required to be located within 200 feet of a residence, will remain the same, officials said.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Contact your local university coop extension service (find yours here) for identification.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 June 2025
Topics include: chicken breeds, raising chicks, designing coops and pens, and chicken health and nutrition.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coop
Noun
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In the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, a Russian glide bomb attack on a local penitentiary killed 17 inmates and wounded more than 80 others in one of the deadliest strikes in the region to date.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Based on true events, the Gorgona Island prison, 34 miles off the Pacific coast, was once one of the most brutal of tropical penitentiary for murderers, rapists and political prisoners, notorious for its use of torture.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
15 July 2025
Noun
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The mountain lion had turned to face him and rushes away from him, flying sideways out of the cage and tumbling over the open pickup truck door.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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That lack of socialization can leave even the most affectionate dogs hesitant to explore the world beyond their cages.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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The Associated Press in 2021 investigated how the technology landed a Chicago grandfather in jail after it was used as evidence to charge him with murder, with a judge later dismissing the case due to insufficient evidence.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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The evidence reviewed by a grand jury includes a video call in which Ault allegedly pleads with the child not to speak up, saying that doing so could land her in jail, 8 News Now reported.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Under a state law that says the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction can extend someone's sentence based on conduct in prison, Mortimer could serve up to 50½ years.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
9 Aug. 2025
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He was sentenced to a term of five months to 20 years in prison and ordered to be removed to Laos in 2007.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Coop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coop. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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