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locker

[lok-er] / ˈlɒk ər /
NOUN
compartment
Synonyms


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But it also could have happened in a dorm room, locker room or other private setting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

It has an anchor locker, for heaven’s sake, a wash-down spray hose and a nightclub-caliber sound system that I doubt is Audubon-approved.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Some might describe the loss as “embarrassing” — in fact, one guy actually said that exact word in the Cowboys tunnel within earshot of Prescott as he walked to the locker room after the game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

The latter seemingly bought into some of the era’s storylines and ringside magic, believing that a rousing speech to the wrestlers in the locker room would convince them to strike.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

I must have knocked a fragment of the letter loose onto the locker floor when I started my shift last night.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell, sitting next to soon-to-be free agent Tarik Skubal at their lockers in the aftermath of their team’s elimination from the National League Championship Series elimination, made a promise:

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Things like new delivery lockers, she said, will make it easier for restaurants to handle digital orders.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Entry is through a metal detector, and bags must be put in the cloakroom or in lockers, and there are more security guards.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Kamel Chibli, vice president of the Occitanie regional council in southern France, said digital pouches and lockers used to store smartphones cost the regional authorities around 40,000 euros for a high school with 1,500 students.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

I followed Mom down the blue-speckled carpet and past the rows of red lockers, where some kids were already unloading new supplies.

From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea


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