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
  • According to court documents, responding firefighters at the shooting scene identified gunshot wounds to Barron on the center of his chest, both of his arms, his left leg beneath the knee, his buttocks, and a deformity below his right knee, above his lower left leg below the knee.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Forgoing her usual twisted updo, Williams styled her hair in loose curls, cascading down the front of her body; her ends finished just below her chest.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Stack pumpkins of varying sizes on your steps, fill a wooden crate with gourds or scatter pinecones, acorns and wheat bundles along the porch rail.
    Angie Hicks, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Fill them with a variety of treats or surprises, and place them on a shelf or in a wooden crate for an eye-catching display.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Just over a week later, Celeste Rivas was identified as the individual in D4vd’s trunk, who had previously been reported missing since April 2024.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Moreover, the patches of skin behind the upper arms and on the trunk reveal that the reptile had powerful muscles for retracting its forelimbs.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Afterward, the staff would give me a carton of apple juice.
    Soph Warnes, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
  • An egg carton makes an excellent sandal, and the baffles of a beach ball can quickly become a striking rainbow clog.
    Corey Buhay, Outside, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For indoor storage, guns should be kept unloaded and locked in appropriate safes or lockboxes for handguns, with ammunition in a separate safe, the AAP recommends.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Marvin said instructors will describe a balance on storage that leans toward safes that could still be opened quickly – or for changing your storage options when someone in the home is struggling with mental health.
    Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 25 Sep. 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 30 Sep. 2025.

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