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Recent Examples of footlocker
His camp trunk, a traveling footlocker, now rests in the Smithsonian.
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Cynthia Greenlee, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023
The tiny homes themselves come equipped with a bed, sleeping bag, pillows, a footlocker, towels, lighting, electronics charging station, and a heater.
—oregonlive, 20 Nov. 2022
In the summer of 2011, Allen and her husband forced Ame Deal to get into a small footlocker in their garage that was not air conditioned during a sweltering July night.
—Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 28 July 2022
In 2002, he was found inside a footlocker that had been set on fire.
—Fox News, 11 July 2022
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Cynthia Greenlee, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023
The tiny homes themselves come equipped with a bed, sleeping bag, pillows, a footlocker, towels, lighting, electronics charging station, and a heater.
—oregonlive, 20 Nov. 2022
In the summer of 2011, Allen and her husband forced Ame Deal to get into a small footlocker in their garage that was not air conditioned during a sweltering July night.
—Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 28 July 2022
In 2002, he was found inside a footlocker that had been set on fire.
—Fox News, 11 July 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for footlocker
Noun
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They were jostled by men carrying heavy crates, cursed out by a man selling a pair of old boots, and viewed with suspicion by seemingly everyone else.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Eventually, a wharf employee noticed one of the crates was leaking an oily substance.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Excusing those two flickers of broken hegemony, the WSL’s highest echelon has been an unassailable strongbox, a figment of the rest of the table’s imagination.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Buffs have been made to various maps in terms of monster density, chests, number of rare and magic monsters, essences, strongboxes, shrines and all of this is without specific Waystone or Tower modifiers.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Police searched Alvarez and discovered two plates of military-grade body armor in the trunk of his car, according to the criminal complaint.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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His rifle was propped up against its trunk.—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Kansas City Royals rookie Beck Way showcased one of the game balls in his locker after Friday’s 5-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2026
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My father told me that was on purpose, as any union member should be able to have a copy in a back pocket, a locker or a lunch box.—
John Vukmirovich,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Inside, accessed via key in a lockbox, my friends and I were met with a cozy living space with low-profile seating, a nonworking fireplace, and a TV.—
Damian Fallon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 May 2026
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The watch comes with a lockbox containing extensive documentation, including letters between Jack Heuer (then-Heuer CEO) and Nunley, and over 200 archival photographs from the set.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Many shoppers routinely open a carton of eggs at the grocery store to check for cracks before buying them.—
Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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If the carton doesn't seal well, transfer to a glass jar with a lid or other airtight container.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Cariif was pronounced dead at the scene, and an autopsy showed he was shot once in the chest.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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All his body weight is on my chest.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Chapter 1: The First Lieutenant Each man in the squadron carried, along with a sea chest, his own burdensome story.—
David Grann,
The New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2023
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The crack formed on a spot where two pieces were welded together and was hidden behind a sea chest that houses a fire pump, which is part of an onboard sprinkler system.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
16 Sep. 2017
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“Footlocker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footlocker. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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