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Recent Examples of caisson
The caisson is a key element of Chinese wooden architecture.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
The Army's caisson detatchment was worn down by too many funerals, underinvestment and poor care.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Arlington National Cemetery will soon bring back caisson horses for some military funerals after implementing a nearly two-year pause to improve the herd's health, the Army announced Tuesday.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
It is inspired by the Ming Dynasty caisson ceiling in the Wanchun Pavilion of the Imperial Garden in the Forbidden City in Beijing.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
The Army's caisson detatchment was worn down by too many funerals, underinvestment and poor care.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Arlington National Cemetery will soon bring back caisson horses for some military funerals after implementing a nearly two-year pause to improve the herd's health, the Army announced Tuesday.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
It is inspired by the Ming Dynasty caisson ceiling in the Wanchun Pavilion of the Imperial Garden in the Forbidden City in Beijing.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caisson
Noun
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The moment a secret is used—in a script, an API call or a pipeline—the vault loses all visibility and control.—
Ofir Har-Chen,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Those do-it-all performances are the types of games that vault teams into the NBA Finals and players into superstardom.—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
Noun
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But the final nail in the coffin of the film’s watchability is how much effort the octogenarian star actually puts into the role.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
4 June 2025
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New York scored six times in the eighth, with Brandon Nimmo’s two-run homer feeling like a nail in the coffin.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Priya Swaminathan, 45, got into an argument with a Delta flight attendant June 1 when she was told to place her bag in the overhead compartment, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport police said in a probable cause statement filed June 2.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
5 June 2025
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The front panel pulls free to reveal the dust bag and the detergent compartment.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Lily Franck; 2024; USA; 4 min A mother’s hope chest becomes a catalyst for her daughter’s reconsideration of traditional gender roles in this charming stop-motion animation.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2025
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Lily Franck; 2024; USA; 4 min A mother’s hope chest becomes a catalyst for her daughter’s reconsideration of traditional gender roles in this charming stop-motion animation.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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At his new prison, inmates can buy their own razors and nail clippers from the canteen.—
Hannah Wiley,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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One of the cooks from the canteen where my mum had worked came by.—
Geoff Dyer,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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One snuffbox had been a present for George V on his 55th birthday in 1920 while the other featured 3,000 diamonds and was bought by Queen Mary in 1932 for £1,000, the equivalent in modern money of around $75,000 according to the Bank of England's inflation calculator.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
2 Dec. 2024
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The snuffbox is the most widespread of the Epioblasma genus of mussels.—
Jennifer Dixon,
Detroit Free Press,
15 Aug. 2024
Noun
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Other new additions include Venus et Fleur’s Gardenia Magnifica blooms that hail from Japan and are designed to last a year; the Toile de Joie hatbox; the L’Atelier Vert Candle and more.—
Charlie Carballo,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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On the floor is a hatbox from a hat shop in London.—
Sloane Crosley,
The New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2024
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But his fans know that within all the jewel box recreations, symmetrical framing, and pastel details, are films full of pathos.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
30 May 2025
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Located at 673 Madison, the corner jewel box store, formerly occupied by Aaron Basha, is neighbored by Michael Kors, Tom Ford, and Van Cleef & Arpels to the north.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Caisson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caisson. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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