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
In addition to the woman, a 32-year-old man was stabbed around 12:19 p.m., a 37-year-old man was stabbed around 8 p.m., and a 60-year-old man was stabbed around 8:39 p.m. by a person who opened his car door and tried to stab him in the chest.
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Phil Helsel, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
Following a matinee performance of her show The Bitches, which Thomas, 26 performs with two other women, the suspect Micah Williams, also 26, shot Thomas in the chest.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
Your breaths may be noticeably shallower than usual, and your chest may move up and down rapidly.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
Dobson had physical injuries to her face, neck and upper chest area, consistent with having been physically assaulted.
—Tim Speier, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2024
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Phil Helsel, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
Following a matinee performance of her show The Bitches, which Thomas, 26 performs with two other women, the suspect Micah Williams, also 26, shot Thomas in the chest.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
Your breaths may be noticeably shallower than usual, and your chest may move up and down rapidly.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
Dobson had physical injuries to her face, neck and upper chest area, consistent with having been physically assaulted.
—Tim Speier, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chest
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Navigate through a set of steel lockers to enter this bar.Jenn Rice, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Visitors can find alcoholic beverages, food vendors, water refill stations, merchandise, lockers, a general store, a cash exchange and battery charging stations on-site.Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Leilani was accused of assaulting her son with an unknown object before disposing of the body in a trash bin.Jenna Sundel, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Security video from the apartment complex showed a man wearing a shirt with a distinctive pattern throwing something into a trash bin.CBS News, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Winchester Wildcat Sporter Winchester has been delivering fun in a box long before Red Rider bb-guns hit the market.Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The comedian posted a video on Instagram showing herself dancing alongside the two while in a private box at the concert.Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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To protect themselves against the jungle’s many predators, the kids hid in tree trunks.Emily Blackwood, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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The full mesh front was a bonus in some ways—like making tiny socks easy to find quickly—but did not make these cubes a great option for my stank run shorts or soggy swim trunks.Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chest. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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