Thesaurus results for HOPE CHEST

hope chest

noun

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as in caisson

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Recent Examples of hope chest Lily Franck; 2024; USA; 4 min A mother’s hope chest becomes a catalyst for her daughter’s reconsideration of traditional gender roles in this charming stop-motion animation. — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025 While the tradition of a hope chest has its roots thousands of years ago, cedar became the material du jour thanks to its insect-repelling qualities. — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024 My grad school dissertation explored hope chests and wedding traditions among Turkish women. — Ayla Samli, Longreads, 14 May 2024

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Noun

Once the flyover ends, the caisson will carry Graham’s remains to First Baptist Church of Columbia, where the funeral will be held.

— Chantelle Lee, Time, 22 July 2026
In 2024, Bally’s had to relocate the 34-story hotel tower, which was moved to the south end of the casino after it was determined that driving caissons into the ground might damage municipal water management infrastructure pipes along the river.

— Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026

Definition of caisson

Noun

Arabella’s Cocktail Salon, an intimate 25-seat bar on the hotel’s first floor, is a jewel box, a mish-mash of styles and references that somehow feel part of a whole.

— Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 26 July 2026
And yet, in so many ways, this was a night unlike any other in the 23 seasons of this jewel box on Pattison Avenue.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of jewel box

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The organization, which is responsible for cleaning up the messes after superhero battles, has something that Jean wants locked inside a vault.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 July 2026
Rhule has faced increasing pressure to help generate revenue as player payrolls in the Big Ten vault above $40 million.

— Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of vault

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He is later seen greeting incarcerated men in the prison canteen, shaking hands and performing with several inmates serving as his backing band.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Jelly then enters the prison canteen, greeting hundreds of other inmates and shaking their hands.

— Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

Definition of canteen

Noun

If that does happen, drivers may notice smoke coming from the cabin air vents, see flames coming out the passenger side of the engine compartment, or receive a cluster warning message.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 July 2026
In the event of a short, drivers may notice smoke in the air vents or a warning message on their dashboard followed by flames coming from the passenger's side of the engine compartment.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026

Definition of compartment

Noun

Upgrades have been made to all aircraft launch and recovery equipment, while the carrier's hull, including sea chests and freeboard, has been painted.

— Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 11 May 2026
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

Definition of sea chest

Noun

Common options include home safes, bank safe-deposit boxes and third-party bullion depositories.

— Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
The poem might also be a safe-deposit box, keeping the names of species intact for an environmentally unstable future, when the trees that the poem names may only exist in language.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025

Definition of safe-deposit box

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