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as in bin
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things
the enlisted man usually stored his uniform in his locker at the foot of his bed
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as in cupboard
a storage case typically having doors and shelves
a down-at-the heels health club where most of the lockers look to be unusable
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Recent Examples of locker
Camp staff worked quickly to close the doors and huddle all the children into a safe corner, moving lockers for extra protection.
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
But just try not to be tickled by even the simplest of the show’s trickery, like when a book fallen from a school locker flies right back in.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
Penn learned the story of how her grandmother escaped in 2022 during a visit to her mother’s bank locker, where she was invited to select a piece of jewelry: a tiny flat piece of gold in the shape of a mermaid.
—Sadiya Ansari Spandita Malik, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Ahead of the final round on Sunday, 14 years later, McIlroy opened his locker up to an unexpected surprise from Angel Cabrera.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
But just try not to be tickled by even the simplest of the show’s trickery, like when a book fallen from a school locker flies right back in.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
Penn learned the story of how her grandmother escaped in 2022 during a visit to her mother’s bank locker, where she was invited to select a piece of jewelry: a tiny flat piece of gold in the shape of a mermaid.
—Sadiya Ansari Spandita Malik, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Ahead of the final round on Sunday, 14 years later, McIlroy opened his locker up to an unexpected surprise from Angel Cabrera.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for locker
Noun
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Halbert suggests storing fleece and thermal pajama sets in bins under beds.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2025
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Guided by Devine’s musical predilections, with a few concessions to more populist tastes, the bins include blues, jazz, country, sound tracks, punk rock, and New Orleans/zydeco.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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There were so many jammed into a single apartment that the canines were found cowering in closets and kitchen cupboards, said officials from Animal Care Centers of NYC, which rescued the animals with the ASPCA.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2025
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Photo : Ian Alexander Nelson An eat-in kitchen sports concrete countertops and old-school cupboards.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
8 May 2025
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Tall, handsome, and polite, Benny—played by Benito Skinner—checks a near-comical number of boxes: valedictorian, football player, homecoming king.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
15 May 2025
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Soon, 22 boxes of 50,600 lollipops were stacked five boxes high in two walls of Dum-Dums.—
Jeremy Engle,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
Noun
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The other is a budding fashionista who stands in front of her closet, just flinging things to the ground.—
Adrienne So,
Wired News,
17 May 2025
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From the start she’s presented as a dark force, with actual skeletons in her closet.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
16 May 2025
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What Kind Of Involuntary Movements Occur In Tardive Dyskinesia These involuntary movements can involve different parts of your body like your face, tongue, neck, trunk and limbs as described by the Cleveland Clinic website.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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With a trunk or hitch mount, check to make sure it’s installed high enough to keep the tires of the bike from hitting the ground.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
Noun
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To say the beauty cabinet in my bathroom is well stocked would be an understatement.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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The cabinet is designed using high-quality Fractal Walnut with titanium details.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Effects of moderate ground-level ozone can be chest pain, coughing, throat irritation and congestion, according to Metroplan.—
Harley Walls,
Arkansas Online,
16 May 2025
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Moments before her death, Marquez was seen on her TikTok livestream speaking to a man off camera when she was shot once in the chest and once in the head, and collapsed.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
15 May 2025
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“Locker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locker. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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