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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.
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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
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
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The poem might also be a safe-deposit box, keeping the names of species intact for an environmentally unstable future, when the trees that the poem names may only exist in language.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Nov. 2025
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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
Noun
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My dad’s footlocker did not survive the flood, but many of its contents suffered only minor damage.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 July 2025
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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
Noun
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Some infections also lead to respiratory symptoms like cough and abnormal chest X-rays.—
Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Shane was baby-faced and short, and couldn’t grow proper facial hair, and barely had any chest hair.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Last year’s event included standout performances from artists such as Cut Chemist, along with appearances by producers and DJs digging through crates on the show floor.—
Holly Alvarado,
Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
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An Erie animal shelter is asking for answers after a six-month-old puppy was found in a crate under a bridge as sub-zero windchills batter the area.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The vehicle’s design has been refined ever so slightly to account for these changes, and there’s more room inside, though trunk space leaves something to be desired in the top-of-the-line GT 63 S E Performance thanks to its hybrid system.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
29 Jan. 2026
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Two small pumpkins taking up most of the Purosangue's petite trunk volume.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The company reported that 960 cartons were recalled, with each carton containing 84 pods.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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Amma, who had not seen a member of her family since marrying my father almost fourteen years earlier, ran to her brother, Vinny Uncle, pressed a carton of Marlboro Reds into his pocket, then squeezed my cousin Narayan like a lemon and filled his hands with chocolate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Nayyar notes that friends who owned fireproof safes lost everything when even those protective measures proved insufficient against the extreme conditions.—
Esha Chhabra,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Converting an old bank into a banquet facility involved removing outside ATM lanes, converting the drive-thru into a glass-and-brick extension of the building, removing safes and turning the vault into a bridal suite, its doors becoming an decorative part of the design.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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As a closed loop with its own revenue, the meter arrangement might end up in a lockbox outside of any restructuring.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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Master Lock Portable Small Lockbox Another item that can keep high-value items extra safe is a portable small lockbox.—
Liz Provencher,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Sea chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20chest. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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