COOLERS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

coolers

noun

plural of cooler

as in jails

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 coolers Even the sundowner snacks packed in leather coolers for game drives are extravagant. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026 Build up of sticky food residue on bottom of ice cream mix coolers and the floor in front of units. — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026 The handwash sink near the flat-top coolers didn’t have any way to dry your hands. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 Hard coolers take up too much storage space; soft coolers don’t offer enough insulation. — Derek Rose, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Friends and family became part of the process, too, lending everything from a large speaker to candle holders and coolers. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2026 Or maybe keep the design as simple as possible and offer a Kickstarter reward that packages two single-compartment Ice Box coolers together for a lower per-unit price – one food, one drinks, done. — New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026 Nieman also described how the district is using nearly 200 spot coolers at a cost of $550 per unit per week. — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026 Canadian wildfire smoke kept people home, and a wall of coolers collapsed during a power outage. — Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

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Noun

No record of Gutierrez’s arrest appears in an online database maintained by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, which oversees county jails, suggesting that he may have been booked in the LAPD’s detention facilities.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Unlike municipalities, Florida sheriffs offices and county jails were mandated to sign 287(g) agreements.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of jails

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The Israeli Supreme Court earlier this year ordered the government to resume sharing such lists and allowing the ICRC to visit detainees in Israeli prisons to assess their conditions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Flávio has promised to designate major criminal factions as terrorist groups, expand prisons and lower the age of criminal responsibility.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

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