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In 2024, Bally’s had to relocate the 34-story hotel tower, which is beginning to rise up over the Ohio feeder ramp, to the south end of the casino after it was determined that driving caissons into the ground might damage municipal water management infrastructure pipes along the river.
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
Built in 2009 on 75 bedrock-deep caissons, the 7,681-square-foot house offers five bedrooms and eight bathrooms.
—Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 18 Nov. 2025
Cotton said the caisson ceremony holds special meaning for relatives of the fallen.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 27 May 2025
Ronald Reagan, a noted enthusiast did, and that’s the last time the caisson unit took part.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
Built in 2009 on 75 bedrock-deep caissons, the 7,681-square-foot house offers five bedrooms and eight bathrooms.
—Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 18 Nov. 2025
Cotton said the caisson ceremony holds special meaning for relatives of the fallen.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 27 May 2025
Ronald Reagan, a noted enthusiast did, and that’s the last time the caisson unit took part.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caisson
Noun
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They were found in a basement vault big enough to walk into, authorities said.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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As the video demonstrates, von Ensingen’s drawing (not in the show, alas) collapses all the levels, complete with stairs, setbacks, vaults, and columns, onto a single plane.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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His coffin was carried home on the Cotton Belt rail line to Rector, where he is buried.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Apr. 2026
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Flowers are thrown over the coffin of journalist Amal Khalil, who was killed in an Israeli strike on April 22, 2026, as mourners carry it during her funeral in Baisariyeh, Lebanon, April 23, 2026.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The shape and size would fit easily under your plane seat or in the overhead compartment for your next trip, too.—
Olivia Dubyak,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Apr. 2026
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The attendant and one of the passengers worked together at prying open the baggage compartment door while the other passenger crawled around the floor, searching in the thick smoke for a cellphone to try to use as a flashlight, according to the statement transcripts.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Lily Franck; 2024; USA; 4 min A mother’s hope chest becomes a catalyst for her daughter’s reconsideration of traditional gender roles in this charming stop-motion animation.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2025
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While the tradition of a hope chest has its roots thousands of years ago, cedar became the material du jour thanks to its insect-repelling qualities.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Everything about the camp, with its beige corridors and scuffed canteen, is familiar and nondescript, said Alissa Wilkinson in The New York Times, but writer-director Charlie Polinger knows how to make the everyday ominous.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
23 Apr. 2026
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The attack left 10 students, four teachers, a canteen employee and a police officer wounded, Sildak said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The four species intended to benefit are rayed bean (Villosa fabalis), sheepnose (Plethobasus cyphyus), snuffbox (Epioblasma triquetra), and spectaclecase (Cumberlandia monodonta).—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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One snuffbox had been a present for George V on his 55th birthday in 1920 while the other featured 3,000 diamonds and was bought by Queen Mary in 1932 for £1,000, the equivalent in modern money of around $75,000 according to the Bank of England's inflation calculator.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
2 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The flowers in question come in two sizes and arrive inside a golden hatbox that’s bound to elevate the looks of any room it’s placed in.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Cords dangle uncovered from teensy lamps, pens live in a vintage-looking tomato can, and there’s a random magic 8 ball next to the huge hatbox for the huge hat.—
Jocelyn Silver,
Vogue,
12 June 2025
Noun
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Marina Bay Sands’ newest culinary gem is a jewel box in the sky.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Place pattern all over Don’t underestimate the power of pattern in creating a jewel box like effect in a small laundry room.—
Lindsey Mather,
Architectural Digest,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Caisson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caisson. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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