as in locker
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 chest
Three days prior, 86-year-old Stevens had complained of chest pain and was admitted to a Nashville hospital.
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Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 11 July 2025
While rare, seek emergency care for severe symptoms like difficulty breathing, chest pain, or loss of consciousness.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 11 July 2025
Patients develop fever, headache, weakness and pneumonia with shortness of breath, chest pain, cough and sometimes bloody or watery mucus.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Stevens, 86, underwent minimally invasive heart surgery on Monday after experiencing chest pains on July 4.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
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Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 11 July 2025
While rare, seek emergency care for severe symptoms like difficulty breathing, chest pain, or loss of consciousness.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 11 July 2025
Patients develop fever, headache, weakness and pneumonia with shortness of breath, chest pain, cough and sometimes bloody or watery mucus.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Stevens, 86, underwent minimally invasive heart surgery on Monday after experiencing chest pains on July 4.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chest
Noun
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John Rave had a new jersey hanging in his locker on Friday afternoon.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 July 2025
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Oh, and Frank ends up taking a leak in a school locker.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Check with your town first because many now offer composting programs with bins and drop-off services that make getting started even easier.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 July 2025
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Drop-off bins will be located in the main hallway at the church.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
Noun
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On Thursday, Israel’s military took journalists to the Gaza side of the Kerem Shalom crossing where hundreds of boxes of aid were on pallets filling a huge lot.—
Sam Mednick,
Chicago Tribune,
26 July 2025
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Though nothing outside could compete with the moment a uniformed attendant arrived bearing a two-tiered, Tiffany-blue box filled with desserts, accompanied by a souvenir menu with pop-up paper cutouts.—
Naomi Tomky,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
Noun
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And the parents who will retrieve their colorful trunks, but not their girls.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
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But the stranger pulled a large ax from the trunk of her vehicle, deputies said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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“Chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chest. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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