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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Clark said an autopsy revealed that the former Auburn professor was stabbed seven times with a bladed object, with wounds to the neck, chest, right hand and forearm.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Those who have trouble breathing, chest pain, a fever of 102 degrees Fahrenheit or a persistent cough should seek medical care, according to the Mayo Clinic.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The dog escaped from its pet crate while being taken to the plane and ran across the airport runway and was chased by three vans, per CBS News.
    Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • It can also be spread indirectly through manure, equipment, vehicles, egg flats, crates, clothing and shoes, water and, potentially, feed.
    Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Remove any shoots and suckers that appear on the trunk or near the roots, and get rid of crossing or dead branches.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The tailgate lift went up and down countless times over the next hour, loading 20 trunks that included everything from SDSU’s iconic football helmets, jerseys, pads and cleats to coach communications and video equipment to massage tables and the popup tent players go into when injured.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Land O'Lakes recommends freezing sticks in their original carton.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Cooper gets considerable humorous mileage out of his goofy stoner role, starting with a guffaw-inducing pratfall entrance involving an exploding carton of oat milk.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The creative sees today’s clients through a modern lens, using pieces from the day-to-day rather than those kept in a safe.
    Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Wondering how to separate the sketchy from the safe?
    Kat Boogaard, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Robbie cradles his sleeping child; bonds with his best friend, Cliff (Raúl Castillo), during a discussion about dating and intimacy; and then carefully removes his gun from a lockbox in preparation for a violent raid.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
  • This means that the cryptographic lockboxes protecting personal information, financial records and intellectual property are on the verge of being broken wide open.
    Anand Oswal, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Sea chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20chest. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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