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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.
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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.
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Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2024
My grad school dissertation explored hope chests and wedding traditions among Turkish women.
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Ayla Samli,
Longreads,
14 May 2024
The only item that appeared to be missing was a .357-caliber pistol Jean kept in her hope chest.
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Dateline Nbc,
NBC News,
6 Dec. 2022
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
The only item that appeared to be missing was a .357-caliber pistol Jean kept in her hope chest.
—
Dateline Nbc,
NBC News,
6 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hope chest
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Included in the sale are ADA-compliant plans for an 848-square-foot accessory dwelling unit, with caissons already in place with street access from above.
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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.
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The penthouse feels like a jewel box in the sky that is ever-rejuvenating and stylish.
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Situated high on Beacon Hill, XV Beacon is a luxurious jewel box of a boutique hotel.
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Some gold ETFs directly invest in bullion kept in vaults, while others invest in shares of mining companies that tend to follow the price of gold while also being swayed by the companies’ management decisions, efficiency and financials.
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For those looking for simple car camping (beginner) Each of these campgrounds are in Angeles National Forest, offer piped water and vault toilets, and have sites with picnic tables, parking spots and campfire rings.
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The storied Indianapolis Children's Museum, known as one of the best children's museums in the world, also felt backlash after a picture of their canteen's Juneteenth Watermelon Salad ended up on social media.
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Downed trees and power lines have made some neighborhoods too dangerous to enter, but the canteen offers a central location for residents, volunteers, first responders and utility workers to get a snack or sack lunch.
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Instead, opt for a more secure purse like this anti-theft messenger bag, which has a zipper at the top, locking compartments, slash-resistant material, and RFID-blocking panels.
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Contributor Will Porter swears by this Amazon find for its expansive underbed compartment and slim frame.
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Chapter 1: The First Lieutenant Each man in the squadron carried, along with a sea chest, his own burdensome story.
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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.
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Common options include home safes, bank safe-deposit boxes and third-party bullion depositories.
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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.
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“Hope chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hope%20chest. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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