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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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Common options include home safes, bank safe-deposit boxes and third-party bullion depositories.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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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
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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Shards of shrapnel are still lodged in her chest – so close to her heart that doctors preferred not to operate to remove them.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Myung Chun, a Times photographer and avid motorcycle rider, was there when Highway 1 reopened in January and returned in late May with a GoPro camera strapped to his chest and a 360-degree camera mounted on his bike.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Last year Maxine was put on crate rest for severe arthritis and could only take very short walks.—
Jen Reeder,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Assistant District Attorney Desmond McCallum told a judge that cellphone evidence suggested Dominique had been imprisoned in a bathroom and dog crate for months or years — bound with black tape and struck with a white belt.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
Noun
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The eleven canvas suites are furnished in classic 1920s style, with campaign furniture, antique trunks, Persian rugs, brass fittings and vintage photographs.—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Leaving a bathing suit in the trunk of a hot car or hanging it in direct sunlight is also a no-no because high temperatures and ultraviolet rays can fade and break down the fibers.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Fresh eggs can be refrigerated for up to 5 weeks after the packing date (a number stamped on the carton from one to 365, with one representing January 1 and 365 representing December 31).—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 June 2026
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Many shoppers routinely open a carton of eggs at the grocery store to check for cracks before buying them.—
Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Picking up where episode 7 left off, Wayne (Toby Wallace) wakes up to Rue pillaging his safe.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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The men found information on target businesses and used pry bars and sledgehammers to break into buildings and open safes that stored pull-tab proceeds, the complaint states.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Inside, accessed via key in a lockbox, my friends and I were met with a cozy living space with low-profile seating, a nonworking fireplace, and a TV.—
Damian Fallon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 May 2026
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The watch comes with a lockbox containing extensive documentation, including letters between Jack Heuer (then-Heuer CEO) and Nunley, and over 200 archival photographs from the set.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
15 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Sea chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20chest. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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