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
While its electric coolers steal the headlines, its campground furniture has thoroughly impressed.
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Chris Haslam, Wired News, 16 July 2025
Meanwhile, Superfast 46 also has a nice-sized cockpit seating area with a windshield for protection from the elements and a cooler for drinks.
—Katia Damborsky, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Watch the video above to learn how to make a DIY floating cooler for the pool.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA Today, 11 July 2025
However, Yeti released a backpack version of its soft Hopper cooler that has all the chill capabilities—keeping ice frozen for a full 24 hours—in an easy-to-carry bag.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 July 2025
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Chris Haslam, Wired News, 16 July 2025
Meanwhile, Superfast 46 also has a nice-sized cockpit seating area with a windshield for protection from the elements and a cooler for drinks.
—Katia Damborsky, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Watch the video above to learn how to make a DIY floating cooler for the pool.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA Today, 11 July 2025
However, Yeti released a backpack version of its soft Hopper cooler that has all the chill capabilities—keeping ice frozen for a full 24 hours—in an easy-to-carry bag.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for cooler
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooler
Noun
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But local officials and historians have questioned the practical and symbolic implications of converting the island back into a penitentiary.—
Kate Talerico,
Mercury News,
17 July 2025
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Her various occupations, paid and unpaid, included teaching convicts at an area penitentiary and substitute-teaching in junior high.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2025
Noun
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As reported in 5280, Richard served 30 days in jail and 60 nights of work release.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
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In an interview with NBC News, Noem pushed back on criticisms of the site’s conditions, insisting the facility exceeds federal standards and disputing characterizations of it as a jail.—
Yezen Saadah,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
Noun
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Based on true events, the Gorgona Island prison, 34 miles off the Pacific coast, was once one of the most brutal of tropical penitentiary for murderers, rapists and political prisoners, notorious for its use of torture.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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The perspective of the newspapers is also critical because most information about incarceration comes from law enforcement personnel and prison data, which tend to frame prison populations as a singular unit and focus on data instead of people.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
15 July 2025
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“Cooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooler. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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