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as in bins
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 cupboards
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 lockers
Padres players arrived in the visitor’s clubhouse at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú on Saturday to find brown T-shirts hanging in their lockers.
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Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
The roughly thirty-pound latex belly that Harbour wore to give Floyd extra heft is on full display in the show’s final episode, when Floyd and Clark strip down to their boxer briefs and dance by the pool lockers in a kind of tête-à-tête disco.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
There’s also a cigar lounge, with lockers for guests’ private whisky bottles.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The cast member known as ‘The Gambler’ appeared for 15 seasons on the A&E reality show alongside his son, Brandon, and was known for finding rare treasures in storage lockers.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Sheets rose to fame on A&E’s Storage Wars, which premiered in 2010 and followed professional buyers competing to bid on storage lockers.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
An episode’s winner is determined by the value of the lockers’ contents.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
Store food, toiletries, and scented items inside bear-resistant food canisters or bear lockers.
—Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
On Wednesday, Blue Jackets players cleaned out their lockers, had exit meetings and met with the media.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
The roughly thirty-pound latex belly that Harbour wore to give Floyd extra heft is on full display in the show’s final episode, when Floyd and Clark strip down to their boxer briefs and dance by the pool lockers in a kind of tête-à-tête disco.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
There’s also a cigar lounge, with lockers for guests’ private whisky bottles.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The cast member known as ‘The Gambler’ appeared for 15 seasons on the A&E reality show alongside his son, Brandon, and was known for finding rare treasures in storage lockers.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Sheets rose to fame on A&E’s Storage Wars, which premiered in 2010 and followed professional buyers competing to bid on storage lockers.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
An episode’s winner is determined by the value of the lockers’ contents.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
Store food, toiletries, and scented items inside bear-resistant food canisters or bear lockers.
—Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
On Wednesday, Blue Jackets players cleaned out their lockers, had exit meetings and met with the media.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lockers
Noun
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Passengers will be limited to two portable chargers, which cannot be stored in overhead bins.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Portable chargers -- which contain lithium-ion batteries intended to charge personal electronic devices -- may not be stored in overhead bins and cannot be recharged during the flight, the airline said.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Stand mixers with plastic bodies tend to be lighter-weight and easier to take in and out of cupboards.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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His tapes are stored by genre in dedicated cupboards with closing doors.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In one instance at the Fashion Valley mall, the crew allegedly stole 25 boxes of designer goods, prosecutors said.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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The first 2,500 people will receive free picnic boxes while supplies last.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
Noun
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The rooms are outfitted with rust-red linen drapery that adds a pop of warmth, custom brandy-colored velvet beds and bespoke furniture, including wood cabinets and desks topped with Calacatta Viola marble.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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The skeletons, often presented in glass coffin-like cabinets, are also a familiar sight in churches in neighboring Austria, Switzerland, Czechia, and in Italy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Apply about 3 inches of mulch, then pull it back roughly 3 inches from the bases of plants and tree trunks, Irish-Hanson says.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
2 May 2026
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Most are going to regrow short shoots along their trunks with normal growth at the tops.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
Noun
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The lower level provides flexible additional space with custom storage and cedar closets.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
2 May 2026
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On the second floor is the primary bedrooms suite with two walk-in closets, one and a half bathrooms and a fireplace.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
Noun
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And when thunderclaps rattled their chests, the Chinese felt a deity punishing wrongdoers.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 May 2026
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We are dipped into this aesthetic with even the way women are posing on the red carpet [with their hands meeting at their chests].—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
6 May 2026
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“Lockers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lockers. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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