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
  • Think of aerials as the snow equivalent of the vault in gymnastics.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Pham responded by investing in additional security cameras, alarms and vaults.
    Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • These gold bars aren't designed for home safes.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Hillbilly hippies with dreadlock beards buried safes in the woods containing hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash.
    Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • This cute Basmart Duffel is now up to 40 percent off and checks all of my boxes for the perfect personal item.
    Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
  • It’s powered by a Chevy Vortec V8 engine and has a chassis Doyle described as similar to a box truck.
    Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 19 Feb. 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 21 Feb. 2026.

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