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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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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
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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
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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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The 63-year-old NBA commissioner who came up under the fire-breathing David Stern, and who has chosen diplomacy over dictatorship since taking over in 2014, doesn’t typically stick his chest out when discussing such matters of governance.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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This tweed jacket is crafted with a five-button front, collarless crew neckline, and buttoned flap-welt pockets at the chest and hips.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Photos shared by the DCSO show the poodles with matted, tangled hair due to a lack of grooming, with some living in crates full of feces.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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Travel home separately in crates to avoid territorial tension.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There are four doors for access plus a trunk hatch, with the car's adult-sized occupants promised a fairly comfortable journey despite the limited external proportions.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Sep. 2025
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The way a Newfoundland dog carefully ducks his head to avoid getting bumped by a car trunk has captured hearts across the internet.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Her look was a human-sized recreation of the hyper-popular doll complete with a bamboo-style hat and a bag made to look like a Chinese takeout carton.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
14 Sep. 2025
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At a rate of one a day, the whole carton would last for ten days.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hal Leggate, the city’s deputy director of facilities maintenance, said this week that the new analysis will play a crucial role in making sure the city spends taxpayer money wisely and keeps the public safe.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the League of Women Voters of Florida said the state should have included gun safes and locks in the discount period.—
Jim Turner,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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There’s even a lockbox outside for returns.—
Mickey Rapkin,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Sea chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20chest. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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