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as in penitentiary
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
was thrown in the coop for disturbing the peace
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Recent Examples of coop
Horne aims to get another 50 to 100 birds and is building a new coop that will be able to house about 60 chickens.
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Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2025
Archie's Chick Inn got another shout out in episode eight, when Meghan told farm to table pioneer and With Love guest Alice Waters about her son's chicken coop.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
The wholesale price for a dozen Midwest Large eggs has jumped from $1.50 to $7.76 over the past three years because of an avian flu outbreak laying waste to chicken coops nationwide, and Americans everywhere are feeling the strain.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
The restroom — a hole in the ground with two bricks on the side for your feet — was connected to the chicken coop in the back.
—Evy Poumpouras, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2025
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Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2025
Archie's Chick Inn got another shout out in episode eight, when Meghan told farm to table pioneer and With Love guest Alice Waters about her son's chicken coop.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
The wholesale price for a dozen Midwest Large eggs has jumped from $1.50 to $7.76 over the past three years because of an avian flu outbreak laying waste to chicken coops nationwide, and Americans everywhere are feeling the strain.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
The restroom — a hole in the ground with two bricks on the side for your feet — was connected to the chicken coop in the back.
—Evy Poumpouras, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coop
Noun
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The money will help sustain El Salvador’s penitentiary system, which currently costs $200 million a year.—
Michael Rios,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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In Oklahoma, 56-year-old Wendell Grissom was declared dead by lethal injection at the penitentiary in McAlester at 10:13 a.m.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The first one, Amon was wild, constantly running in tight, aggressive circles in his cage, barking loudly.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The mice eventually learned that poking their nose in a special area of their cage would deliver a drop of Kool-Aid.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Castellanos was kept in jail because there was no monitoring device for him — something out of Tyler’s control — and Chaplin was arrested at an unnamed law enforcement agency’s discretion, the vendor said.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2025
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Trumbo and [novelists] Howard Fast and Dashiell Hammett went to jail.—
Sara Georgini,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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He's scored early victories in getting Latin American countries to cooperate on deportation flights, including a high-profile prison deal with El Salvador.—
Dave Lawler,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
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Sign up for the 12:30 Report newsletter That includes a recent ruling from U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg temporarily blocking the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans to a prison in El Salvador.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Coop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coop. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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