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
Shop giant spiders and window lights to creep out your neighbors, or grab an inflatable witch cauldron cooler to hold your sodas and canned cocktails at your costume party.
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Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2024
Sandwiched between the top and bottom (or soft and firm) covers are four foam layers infused with copper, which has natural heat-dissipating properties that help this bed sleep cooler.
—Ashley Zlatopolsky, Architectural Digest, 17 Oct. 2024
By the time he was found, with his boat long gone, Logan said the man was essentially strapped to the cooler.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2024
The sheriff’s office later noted that several items, including a camp axe, a shotgun, a revolver, and a cooler had gone missing from the scene of the crime.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2024
Sandwiched between the top and bottom (or soft and firm) covers are four foam layers infused with copper, which has natural heat-dissipating properties that help this bed sleep cooler.
—Ashley Zlatopolsky, Architectural Digest, 17 Oct. 2024
By the time he was found, with his boat long gone, Logan said the man was essentially strapped to the cooler.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2024
The sheriff’s office later noted that several items, including a camp axe, a shotgun, a revolver, and a cooler had gone missing from the scene of the crime.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooler
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From a federal penitentiary in Virginia, Jose Landa-Rodriguez reconnected with an old friend in California.Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
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But there’s a war out there in Tulsa, whose lucrative drug trade is not being overseen by the usual cartel, but by a native tribe chief (Graham Greene) who runs the Indian Brotherhood from a state penitentiary.Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
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Tekashi is expected to plead guilty on November 12 to violating supervised release and agree to serve a one-month jail sentence, and another year of supervision, according to the Associated Press.Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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Melly was arrested in February 2019 and has been in jail since.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Jay Johnston was sentenced on October 28 to one year and one day in prison for his involvement in January 6.Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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If convicted, the punishment is life in prison without the possibility of parole.Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Cooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooler. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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