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a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things
a chest containing almost every tool that the home do-it-yourselfer is likely to need
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Recent Examples of chests
To the side, women wailed, beating their chests or throwing fistfuls of rice and rose petals.
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Introduced in 1858, the rectangular canvas chests were stackable, unlike their rounded predecessors.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
There is a lot to look forward to this weekend as all teams will finally reveal the true pace of their new challengers after keeping cards close to their chests during the pre-season testing in Bahrain.
—Yara Elshebiny, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
King penguins, which are native to the sub-Antarctic islands and are known for their distinctive orange feathers on their heads and upper chests, are the world's second-largest penguin species.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2025
On stage, demanding dance roles are followed by a graceful exit behind a curtain, but at rehearsals, chests are heaving from exertion and faces are slick with sweat.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Keep scrolling for more furniture deals on patio seating, upholstered loveseats, and accent chests at Wayfair’s Surplus Sale.
—Ali Faccenda, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Even when they’re touted as unlined, most bras designed for larger chests are anything but, which just ends up making my large chest look even larger.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
From 2015 through September 2024, surgeons implanted 585,000 such devices in patients’ chests, according to the American College of Cardiology’s registry.
—Paula Span, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Introduced in 1858, the rectangular canvas chests were stackable, unlike their rounded predecessors.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
There is a lot to look forward to this weekend as all teams will finally reveal the true pace of their new challengers after keeping cards close to their chests during the pre-season testing in Bahrain.
—Yara Elshebiny, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
King penguins, which are native to the sub-Antarctic islands and are known for their distinctive orange feathers on their heads and upper chests, are the world's second-largest penguin species.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2025
On stage, demanding dance roles are followed by a graceful exit behind a curtain, but at rehearsals, chests are heaving from exertion and faces are slick with sweat.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Keep scrolling for more furniture deals on patio seating, upholstered loveseats, and accent chests at Wayfair’s Surplus Sale.
—Ali Faccenda, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Even when they’re touted as unlined, most bras designed for larger chests are anything but, which just ends up making my large chest look even larger.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
From 2015 through September 2024, surgeons implanted 585,000 such devices in patients’ chests, according to the American College of Cardiology’s registry.
—Paula Span, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chests
Noun
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The school’s yellow and blue appear on lockers, carpeting, upholstery, desk chairs, and uniforms.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
13 Mar. 2025
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According to their website, Paradigm River North is pet-friendly and offers ground-floor retail and dining, along with amenities such as EV charging stations, a fitness center, valet parking, on-site security and a bike storage room with lockers and showers.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
The Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Those customers put their waste in black, blue and green bins, which are emptied by city workers once a week.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Bauer said city officials are choosing to keep the plan for weekly pickup of blue recycling bins based on concerns that the end of free service will prompt some households with two blue bins to go down to one to save money.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Break down cardboard, shirt and gift boxes so more can fit in the recycling container and fall out readily as it is emptied, Allen said.—
Keith Matheny,
Detroit Free Press,
24 Dec. 2024
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This formula by La Roche-Posay ticks all of those boxes and then some.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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To do something fun, wear my old trunks, get the old music to play, come out there, and kick somebody in the face?—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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Forest Park asks residents to place the trees on the grass by the curb on the south side of the park's parking lot and to point the trunks toward the parking lot curb and the top of the tree pointing toward West Kemper Road.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Chests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chests. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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