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as in bin
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things
a small casket of jewels
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Recent Examples of casket
Carter’s casket arrived at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday to lie in state.
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Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
Hundreds of people walked through the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum yesterday to see the casket of the former president.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Before the trip home, the former president was memorialized at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday morning before Special Air Mission 39 at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland took his casket on its final journey.
—Shirleen Guerra | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Jan. 2025
Kent Nishimura | Afp | Getty Images The casket bearing the remains of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter arrives inside Washington National Cathedral for his state funeral on January 9, 2025 in Washington, DC.
—Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
Hundreds of people walked through the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum yesterday to see the casket of the former president.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Before the trip home, the former president was memorialized at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday morning before Special Air Mission 39 at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland took his casket on its final journey.
—Shirleen Guerra | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Jan. 2025
Kent Nishimura | Afp | Getty Images The casket bearing the remains of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter arrives inside Washington National Cathedral for his state funeral on January 9, 2025 in Washington, DC.
—Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for casket
Noun
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In the end, this deception will just be another nail in the coffin of legacy media.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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At one funeral in Ankara, the coffins of a family of five were lined up at the central Ahmet Hamdi Akseki mosque.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The more important figure is the capacity of the ice basket, bin, or drawer.—
Emily Farris,
Bon Appétit,
17 Jan. 2025
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Or, shop large, clear storage bins to get closets and garages in tip-top shape.—
Shea Simmons,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In it, a small baby lies on a tomb of red velvet, her skin and dress a rocky gray (Eguiguren Arte de Hispanomérica, D10) and eye sockets blank, an icy contrast to the fresh roses and wildflowers with which she is adorned.—
Walker Mimms,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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On the thirteenth-century tomb of Eleanor of Aquitaine, she is shown wide awake and reading, while her dull and kingly husband sleeps for all eternity.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Kansas City Chiefs returner Nikko Remigio smiled in front of his locker Saturday night, ready to reveal the full story behind his game-changing kickoff return in KC’s home playoff victory.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
20 Jan. 2025
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Patrons aspiring to ride the Hulk rollercoaster at the Universal Studios theme park in Orlando are barraged by signs warning them to place anything not attached to their bodies in a locker next to the ride.—
Christian Schneider,
National Review,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The red button, hidden in a wooden box and was used by Trump during his first term, was again spotted on the desk at the Oval Office after Trump was sworn in a week ago, The Wall Street Journal reported.—
Peter Burke,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Then, in September 2023, Swift made her first appearance at a Chiefs game when she was spotted in a box with Kelce's mother, Donna Kelce.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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There’s also carbon fiber wheel arc extensions added to protect bystanders and minimize debris damage, a roof rack for emergency supplies, and a drone kit included in the trunk.—
Umar Shakir,
The Verge,
27 Jan. 2025
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Like Quentin Tarantino placing the camera in the trunks of cars and Michael Bay's 360-degree slow motion pan.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Standing or sitting, put the palms of your hands together in front of your chest, at chest height, as if praying.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2025
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Signs and symptoms include a cough that lasts for three weeks or longer, coughing up blood or phlegm, chest pain, weakness, fatigue, weight loss, loss of appetite, fever, chills and night sweats, according to the CDC.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Casket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casket. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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