safe-deposit box

Definition of safe-deposit boxnext
as in vault
a specially reinforced container to keep valuables safe kept the deed to the house in a safe-deposit box at the bank

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Recent Examples of safe-deposit box Rarely did Ed McCaffrey open up his safe-deposit box to show off his Super Bowl rings, having also won with the 1997 and ’98 Denver Broncos. Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024 An appeals court finds the FBI did violate rights of some Beverly Hills safe-deposit box holders. Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024 Additionally, Jewelers Mutual offers discounts to policyholders who have home security systems or store their jewelry in safe-deposit boxes at a bank. Ben Luthi, wsj.com, 22 Nov. 2023 Now in development is a revolutionary type of jewelry that could one day relegate the ordinary necklace, bracelet, or brooch to the safe-deposit box of history. Jeffrey Kluger, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 See All Example Sentences for safe-deposit box
Recent Examples of Synonyms for safe-deposit box
Noun
  • These audits compare physical vault holdings with custody records to ensure the metals listed in investor accounts actually exist in storage.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The Carlsbad cables would come ashore underground and enter a 100-square-foot vault to be installed on land owned by the state Parks Department just east of Carlsbad Boulevard, north of Palomar Airport Road.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Due process stood in the way of keeping the innocent and the virtuous safe.
    Sheila Coronel, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
  • When authorities served a search warrant at his home, agents found an AK-47, a shotgun and 10 firearms in a safe.
    Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The question box includes a space for your name, but this is optional.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Volunteers will be on hand to help people unload boxes.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Excusing those two flickers of broken hegemony, the WSL’s highest echelon has been an unassailable strongbox, a figment of the rest of the table’s imagination.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Buffs have been made to various maps in terms of monster density, chests, number of rare and magic monsters, essences, strongboxes, shrines and all of this is without specific Waystone or Tower modifiers.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025

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“Safe-deposit box.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safe-deposit%20box. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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