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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
The one-half acre requirements of chicken coops, required to be located within 200 feet of a residence, will remain the same, officials said.
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Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Contact your local university coop extension service (find yours here) for identification.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 June 2025
Topics include: chicken breeds, raising chicks, designing coops and pens, and chicken health and nutrition.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
The outdoor area has plenty of space for children to play, and the soon-to-come chicken coop will only add to the appeal.
—Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2025
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Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Contact your local university coop extension service (find yours here) for identification.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 June 2025
Topics include: chicken breeds, raising chicks, designing coops and pens, and chicken health and nutrition.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
The outdoor area has plenty of space for children to play, and the soon-to-come chicken coop will only add to the appeal.
—Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coop
Noun
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Her various occupations, paid and unpaid, included teaching convicts at an area penitentiary and substitute-teaching in junior high.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2025
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At the beloved attraction in San Francisco Bay, visitors could scarcely believe Trump had suggested turning Alcatraz back into a penitentiary.—
Heather Knight,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
Noun
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But in the 43 games he’s missed since suffering a severe quad injury on May 23, he’s been just as impactful from the sidelines, picking up on pitcher cues from the dugout, chatting before and even during at-bats with his teammates, in hitters meetings and in individual instruction in the cage.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Regardless, two Kerri balls and one Mistress ball were placed in the sacred Drag Race Bingo cage, but whose name did Bruno pull out?—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Following Shelia's arrest, she was held in jail without bail, per MetroNews.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
6 July 2025
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On June 23, 2012, the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, convicted Chávez of the offense of driving under the influence of alcohol and sentenced him to 13 days in jail and 36 months’ probation.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
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An ex-con who went to prison for shooting a teenager to death during a birthday party went on to go into business as a gun trafficker in Queens after his release on parole, federal prosecutors say.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
6 July 2025
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Administration officials flaunted court orders by deporting immigrants to a Salvadoran prison.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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“Coop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coop. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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