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chest

[chest] / tʃɛst /
NOUN
box for storage
Synonyms
STRONGEST
trunk
STRONG
bin bureau cabinet carton case casket chiffonier coffer commode crate exchequer pyxis receptacle reliquary strongbox treasury
Antonyms
WEAK
back
NOUN
upper front of body
Synonyms
STRONGEST
breast heart rib cage
STRONG
bosom bust peritoneum ribs thorax
WEAK
mammary glands pulmonary cavity upper trunk
Antonyms
WEAK
back

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"Just because I've got the red rose on my chest... I still represent those parts of me, of course I do."

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

For weeks afterward, she could barely look at the purplish scar running from her neck down her chest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The steady movement of your chest, the muscles between your ribs pulling outward, and the air filling your lungs feel completely routine.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

She called it a low-grade terror: “You know how that feels, right? Where you’re worried all the time, and it’s like a low burn in your chest, queasiness in the belly.”

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

Miss Lacey pressed her chest as if she were having an attack.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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