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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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The Harrison County Coroner's Office and Harrison County Detectives conducted a preliminary investigation, with the results suggesting Brett had been shot in the chest and head.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Also in the chest were the Earl and Countess’ coronets, small crowns worn by the nobility for the ceremonial occasion of a monarch’s ascension to their throne, which are shaped to include decorative elements which indicate the rank of the peer wearing them.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Additional images showed an unknown number of snakes curled on top of one another inside a large crate that was placed in the back of an officer’s vehicle.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Mapperton House, in Dorset, has seemingly endless trunks, plus the storage spaces are all packed with crates, most filled with the belongings of generations past.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Cops found weed and a metal container containing a pink pill inside the BMW’s trunk, according to the report.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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Avoid piling mulch against the trunk, and make sure the tree is not planted too deeply, which can suffocate roots over time.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Scrambled for breakfast, whipped into a cake, stirred into a sauce, the egg is endlessly useful—and with grocery prices high, every carton counts.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
9 May 2026
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My son just threw a milk carton at me.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Where Banking History Meets Live Music The hotel’s name is, of course, a reference to a promissory note—and many of the original features, including seven bank vaults and safes, have been thoughtfully preserved and woven into the design.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
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All rooms will have a 65-inch flat-screen television, in-room safe, a Nespresso machine, Le Labo bath amenities, flexible seating options, and floor-to-ceiling windows.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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Upgrade Your Front Door Area Your front door is where buyers stand while their agent unlocks the lockbox.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Sea chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20chest. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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