lockboxes

noun

plural of lockbox
as in strongboxes

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  1. safes
  2. coffers
  3. crates
Noun
  • Before refrigeration became mainstream, cutout details were added to larders and meat safes as a way to ventilate a cupboard without leaving it open.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026
  • Borg and another unidentified suspect were seen on video breaking into a district building in Challenger Drive in Alameda and making off with two safes, according to police.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 July 2026
Definition of safes
Noun
  • The 10 other Democrats in the race each reported raising less than $100,000 last quarter and having less than $100,000 in their campaign coffers.
    — Matthew Kelly July 23, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • Ramirez, who’s running for a third term, had more than $946,000 in her campaign coffers as of June 30, records show.
    — Russell Lissau, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Definition of coffers
Noun
  • And while there are still comic artists and writers at small tables signing and sketching, and dealers selling original art out of binders in crates, a good chunk of the space is occupied by media and toy companies, trying to outdo one another.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
  • In the white pickup sat buckets of tomatillos, crates of green bell peppers, and enormous watermelons.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of crates
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“Lockboxes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lockboxes. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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