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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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The project expands Monaco’s coastline using underwater caissons (large concrete boxes) which not only provide land space but also serve as marine habitats to support biodiversity.New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
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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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Nestled just steps away from Christian Louboutin’s first flagship, Thomasine is a jewel box of a store.Rhonda Richford, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
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The serene primary bath is a pale pink jewel box of luminous Rosa Portogallo and Rosa Aurora marble, with a custom designed and milled vanity and medicine cabinets.Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 4 Dec. 2024
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Imagine a film archivist scouring an underground vault in Burbank or a cave in Butte, Montana, and discovering a few dozen dusty film canisters tucked away in a corner.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
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In addition, things like VR technology, open and closed high-density portals, thermal nuclear energy, vaults, variable gravity, use of laser technology, and being tech-savvy are celebrated.Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
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Staff now eat from smaller plates in the canteen to cut food waste; anything left goes to some of the luckiest pigs in Sweden.Heather Farmbrough, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The concessionaire also runs a canteen and gift shop selling lunch items like burgers, meatball subs, hot dogs, ice creams, and smoothies.Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024
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Its large main compartment coupled with its unstructured design makes for one spacious bag, while its bottom compartment offers extra space for shoes, laundry, or clothes.Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2024
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The triple compartments give you enough space to organize your essentials while still looking elegant and balanced on your shoulder.Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 27 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 5 Jan. 2025.
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