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as in penitentiaries
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 coops
There are also coops on the property for about 19 chickens and a handful of quail also tended by students.
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
Among the photos were his pups, chicken coops covered in snow and David trekking through the terrain with a walking stick.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Researchers found that parents bought items ranging from jiu jitsu to dance lessons, sewing machines to snowshoes, chicken coops to drum sets.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Dec. 2025
Make sure chicken coops and livestock are protected.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
Electric fencing around beehives and chicken coops can also help keep bears away.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Always wash or sanitize your hands before and after handling your birds or moving them between coops.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Behind that are chicken coops sure to entrance youngsters.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
Among the photos were his pups, chicken coops covered in snow and David trekking through the terrain with a walking stick.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Researchers found that parents bought items ranging from jiu jitsu to dance lessons, sewing machines to snowshoes, chicken coops to drum sets.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Dec. 2025
Make sure chicken coops and livestock are protected.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
Electric fencing around beehives and chicken coops can also help keep bears away.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Always wash or sanitize your hands before and after handling your birds or moving them between coops.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Behind that are chicken coops sure to entrance youngsters.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coops
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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
Noun
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Some were in cages without access to food or water, and many were noticeably underweight.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Inside the fence line were cranes, fuel tanks, and spools of cable; a crew was splicing together cages of rebar to sink into the ground.—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Questions had emerged over the fate of thousands of Islamic State prisoners, and their families in northeastern Syria after government forces last month seized swaths of territory long controlled by Kurdish forces that had been guarding the prisons.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
25 Feb. 2026
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Revisiting the case in December 2024, a Cold Case Unit detective searched the suspects’ profiles against DNA profiles of people incarcerated in Florida prisons to look for possible relatives.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Volunteers can help with cleaning and refilling animals’ water, feeding animals and cleaning corrals.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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The camera then cuts to shots — filmed by Jelly — of the couple’s pet cows, Crunch and S’more, escaping their corrals and running around as helpers try to get them back inside.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
30 Dec. 2025
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So far this fiscal year, the department has paid over $16 million to county jails to house state inmates, just under $2 million of which has gone to Ada County, said Mortensen, the spokesperson, in an email.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Feb. 2026
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Last year, Colorado lawmakers briefly debated blocking ICE agents from entering nonpublic areas of jails.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Coops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coops. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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