as in penitentiary
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
plea-bargained to avoid spending time in the cooler
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Recent Examples of cooler
Keep in Mind The cooler is only big enough for four or five cans.
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Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 May 2025
According to the brand, the cooler can hold up to 40 cans and keep them chilled for up to 12 hours.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2025
Yes, even in a cooler for hours on the way to your mother-in-law’s house.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 25 May 2025
Dutton-family enforcer Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) opened a cooler with an agitated rattlesnake onto the unsuspecting Roarke, who was bitten in the face and dramatically died from the venom.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 25 May 2025
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Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 May 2025
According to the brand, the cooler can hold up to 40 cans and keep them chilled for up to 12 hours.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2025
Yes, even in a cooler for hours on the way to your mother-in-law’s house.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 25 May 2025
Dutton-family enforcer Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) opened a cooler with an agitated rattlesnake onto the unsuspecting Roarke, who was bitten in the face and dramatically died from the venom.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooler
Noun
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He was freed on parole from the Terre Haute, Indiana, federal penitentiary on Nov. 30, 1948, after serving 32 months of his five-year prison sentence.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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However, he was sent back to the high-security prison in 1962 and stayed there until he was transferred to the federal penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
6 May 2025
Noun
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In that case, a man incarcerated in a local jail filed a complaint with CLERB alleging that deputies damaged his personal property and mishandled legal documents during a cell search.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2025
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Kerik, an Army veteran, rose to the pinnacle of law enforcement before a fall so steep that even a city jail named after him was renamed.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 May 2025
Noun
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He was convicted again about a decade later and sentenced to more time in prison.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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But Hoover will remain in prison, serving a 200-year sentence for his state court conviction for murder.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
31 May 2025
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“Cooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooler. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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