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as in penitentiary
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
was thrown in the coop for disturbing the peace
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Recent Examples of coop
Horne aims to get another 50 to 100 birds and is building a new coop that will be able to house about 60 chickens.
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Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2025
Archie's Chick Inn got another shout out in episode eight, when Meghan told farm to table pioneer and With Love guest Alice Waters about her son's chicken coop.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
The wholesale price for a dozen Midwest Large eggs has jumped from $1.50 to $7.76 over the past three years because of an avian flu outbreak laying waste to chicken coops nationwide, and Americans everywhere are feeling the strain.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
The restroom — a hole in the ground with two bricks on the side for your feet — was connected to the chicken coop in the back.
—Evy Poumpouras, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2025
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Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2025
Archie's Chick Inn got another shout out in episode eight, when Meghan told farm to table pioneer and With Love guest Alice Waters about her son's chicken coop.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
The wholesale price for a dozen Midwest Large eggs has jumped from $1.50 to $7.76 over the past three years because of an avian flu outbreak laying waste to chicken coops nationwide, and Americans everywhere are feeling the strain.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
The restroom — a hole in the ground with two bricks on the side for your feet — was connected to the chicken coop in the back.
—Evy Poumpouras, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coop
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Barnes, 67, was convicted and sentenced to 21 years in a Russian penitentiary in February 2024.—
Tanya Stukalova,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2025
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The first penitentiaries weren’t built until the late 1700s, so more extreme sentences were deemed necessary to prevent discord.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2025
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Jeffrey’s game plan was to hold Murad Ramazanov against the cage and chip away with strikes in close.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Today's demonstrations show the strength of our growing movement, powered by people of all walks of life coming together to demand investments in our communities, not more cages.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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However, on March 27, a paperwork error allowed Guzman to walk out of the Clayton County jail a free man.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The five were booked in Columbia County jail, records show.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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His lawyers said Mahdi's original attorneys put on a shallow case trying to spare his life that didn't call on relatives, teachers or others who knew him and ignored the impact of months spent in solitary confinement in prison as a teen.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Alexander Smirnov was sentenced to six years in prison in January after pleading guilty to lying to his FBI handler about the Biden family's ties to a Ukrainian energy company -- in addition to a series of unrelated tax fraud charges.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Coop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coop. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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