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Recent Examples of hope chest
While the tradition of a hope chest has its roots thousands of years ago, cedar became the material du jour thanks to its insect-repelling qualities.
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Heather Bien, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
My grad school dissertation explored hope chests and wedding traditions among Turkish women.
—Ayla Samli, Longreads, 14 May 2024
The only item that appeared to be missing was a .357-caliber pistol Jean kept in her hope chest.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2022
Heather Bien, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
My grad school dissertation explored hope chests and wedding traditions among Turkish women.
—Ayla Samli, Longreads, 14 May 2024
The only item that appeared to be missing was a .357-caliber pistol Jean kept in her hope chest.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hope chest
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Announced in 2013, the extensive land reclamation project saw concrete chambers, or caissons, built in the sea before being drained of water and filled with 750,000 metric tons of sand.Oscar Holland, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
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The caisson becomes part of the finished structure.Ari Perez, The Conversation, 10 June 2024
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With the goal of evoking the feeling of stepping into a jewel box, the rooms are decorated with fine materials like walnut, travertine marble, velvet, ceramic and hand-worked glass.Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 6 Dec. 2024
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Elsewhere, there are two jewel box bars: the speakeasy-style Punch Room, which features cozy wood paneling and a roaring fireplace, or the decadent Jade Room, a boutique 12-seater cocktail bar with veined marble walls and twinkling emerald lights.Liam Hess, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
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Fans were ecstatic to hear about receiving eight tracks from the vault.Michael Saponara, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2024
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Eventually, Champagne houses discovered that these subterranean galleries, with their cathedral-like vaults, provided the ideal environment for aging bubbles due to their consistent temperature and humidity levels.Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Such stand-alone films were screened in civic spaces, canteens, army venues, trade union halls as well as cinemas.Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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Smith lost her telephone, tablet and canteen privileges for 90 days, beginning Oct. 4.Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024
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In addition to loving the shape, its plethora of nifty compartments are the true stars.Ali Faccenda, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2024
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Ozark Trail Belt Bag This belt bag comes with a fully adjustable waist strap to double as a crossbody, a buckle closure, and three zippered compartments: a main one, a pocket in the front, and a stash pocket in the back for essentials.Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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Chapter 1: The First Lieutenant Each man in the squadron carried, along with a sea chest, his own burdensome story.David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
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The crack formed on a spot where two pieces were welded together and was hidden behind a sea chest that houses a fire pump, which is part of an onboard sprinkler system.Washington Post, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2017
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Rarely did Ed McCaffrey open up his safe-deposit box to show off his Super Bowl rings, having also won with the 1997 and ’98 Denver Broncos.Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
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An appeals court finds the FBI did violate rights of some Beverly Hills safe-deposit box holders.Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
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“Hope chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hope%20chest. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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