as in vaults
a specially reinforced container to keep valuables safe
keeps her jewelry in a strongbox
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Noun
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Burial vaults are typically made of concrete and act as protective containers for caskets and coffins, according to The Dallas Morning News.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025 -
Some traders are warning that a looming shortage of physical silver in London’s vaults could drive prices even higher.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Nazi bureaucrats entered each bank and inventoried the contents of safes, strongrooms, and vaults.—
Christopher C. Gorham
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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Ferrara, an innocent no longer, is angling to prize $25,000 out of the Horse’s coffers to finance his first feature.—
Nick Pinkerton,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Heinz said the industry can expect more money to flow into its coffers as investors look to traverse a challenging geopolitical environment and trade policy uncertainty.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Strongboxes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strongboxes. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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