sea chest

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Recent Examples of sea chest Chapter 1: The First Lieutenant Each man in the squadron carried, along with a sea chest, his own burdensome story. David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023 The crack formed on a spot where two pieces were welded together and was hidden behind a sea chest that houses a fire pump, which is part of an onboard sprinkler system. Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea chest
Noun
  • Put all hard copies in a safe-deposit box or keep them at a separate property, or store all documentation in the cloud (never hurts to do both!).
    Janet Arzt, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
  • Anyone with information about a Purple Heart return, particularly a safe-deposit box connected to Robert Cawthon, is urged to contact the Illinois treasurer’s office at claimantconnect@illinoistreasurer.gov.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • The work is carried out in three gray wooden boxes the size of footlockers that house the colony.
    Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 13 May 2025
  • Each room has six beds with bedbug-proof mattresses and a footlocker for personal effects.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • And if your wedding look has your décolletage on display, consider its neck and chest mask to address wrinkles and sun spots below the chin.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 1 July 2025
  • In more severe cases, surgical options may be proposed to correct the scoliosis curve and restore balance to the thorax, creating vital space for the heart and lungs within the chest cavity.
    Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Some mornings Bob would find a young Sarah sleeping with the family pet in its crate.
    Wolf Blitzer, CNN Money, 29 June 2025
  • Pictures of the stand filed in court by the city show a hodgepodge of food ingredients, spices, cooking oils, pots, crates, and propane tanks powering a campfire stove.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • The house’s history is on display, with some of the trunks dating back to the 1850s.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 29 June 2025
  • During an outing with Travis Kelce on June 28, Swift paired a flouncy white and pink houndstooth Balmain dress and nude Christian Louboutin sandals with a small nude trunk bag.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • Land O'Lakes recommends freezing sticks in their original carton.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 19 June 2025
  • When planting time arrives, cut the cardboard cartons apart and plant them right along with your seedlings. 7.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • In a whirl of confusion, safes are emptied, calls to the police are made, and a gun goes off.
    Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 6 June 2025
  • While Juice investigates a noise in the other room, Kendall cracks the code and discovers there’s way more than $200,000 in the safe.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • In November, her government outlawed lockboxes and megaphones in the city center.
    John Last, Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2025
  • Each of the sturdy lockboxes, custom-made to withstand the urban rigors, is a water sampling station maintained by the city’s Department of Environmental Protection.
    Yuvraj Khanna, New York Times, 1 May 2025

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“Sea chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20chest. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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