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Recent Examples of strongbox
Excusing those two flickers of broken hegemony, the WSL’s highest echelon has been an unassailable strongbox, a figment of the rest of the table’s imagination.
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Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Buffs have been made to various maps in terms of monster density, chests, number of rare and magic monsters, essences, strongboxes, shrines and all of this is without specific Waystone or Tower modifiers.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Another artifact reflecting the sharp divides between rich and poor is an elaborate 800-pound steel strongbox that would have been used to store money—a great deal of it—in the home.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2023
Keep in mind that right now, its Bitcoin strongbox is worth just $700 million or so more than its debt.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2022
By the time the duke and a boat containing his strongbox of memoirs and political documents were loaded, only one other boat was able to escape.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 June 2022
Today the sacred strongbox largely is in the hands of the cultural Left.
—John D. Hagen, National Review, 20 Aug. 2020
Police were called and found that two rings were missing from the master closet, where a strongbox had been moved and pried open.
—Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 30 Jan. 2020
Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Buffs have been made to various maps in terms of monster density, chests, number of rare and magic monsters, essences, strongboxes, shrines and all of this is without specific Waystone or Tower modifiers.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Another artifact reflecting the sharp divides between rich and poor is an elaborate 800-pound steel strongbox that would have been used to store money—a great deal of it—in the home.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2023
Keep in mind that right now, its Bitcoin strongbox is worth just $700 million or so more than its debt.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2022
By the time the duke and a boat containing his strongbox of memoirs and political documents were loaded, only one other boat was able to escape.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 June 2022
Today the sacred strongbox largely is in the hands of the cultural Left.
—John D. Hagen, National Review, 20 Aug. 2020
Police were called and found that two rings were missing from the master closet, where a strongbox had been moved and pried open.
—Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 30 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strongbox
Noun
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They were found in a basement vault big enough to walk into, authorities said.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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As the video demonstrates, von Ensingen’s drawing (not in the show, alas) collapses all the levels, complete with stairs, setbacks, vaults, and columns, onto a single plane.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Home safes are typically the most convenient and accessible choice, especially for smaller holdings like a few gold coins.—
Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2026
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According to investigators, the suspects typically forced entry by breaking windows and doors, then raided safes inside the homes.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
Noun
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When McKenzie asks him how much he’s contributed to the coffers of politicians, his dodging of the question is pure dissembling theater.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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Given the success of that scheme, which still pays millions to states every year for as long as tobacco is sold, local entities were scratching for another target to increase their coffers.—
Candy Campbell,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Strongbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strongbox. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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