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as in cabinet
a storage case typically having doors and shelves
dishes go in the cupboard next to the sink
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Recent Examples of cupboard
Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa has been under glass since the 1950s, but not so in 1911, when Vincenzo Perrugia, a former museum staffer, hid in a cupboard overnight, then swiped what is now the world’s most famous painting and walked out with it under his coat.
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Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025
Food pantries in Arizona have opened their cupboards to help feed park staff who have been furloughed or are otherwise not receiving a paycheck.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 17 Oct. 2025
Little Free Libraries, the charming small cupboards of free books perched outside participants’ home, have over 200,000 participants worldwide and over 1,300 in Tennessee alone.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Oct. 2025
Underneath the stairs at the couple's home was a small cupboard, but behind the little door was actually a reasonable amount of unused space.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
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Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025
Food pantries in Arizona have opened their cupboards to help feed park staff who have been furloughed or are otherwise not receiving a paycheck.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 17 Oct. 2025
Little Free Libraries, the charming small cupboards of free books perched outside participants’ home, have over 200,000 participants worldwide and over 1,300 in Tennessee alone.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Oct. 2025
Underneath the stairs at the couple's home was a small cupboard, but behind the little door was actually a reasonable amount of unused space.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cupboard
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According to Kate Jenkins, a spokesperson for the Arkansas Foodbank, its partner food pantries across the state saw increases of 10% to 20% in the number of people needing food.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
4 Nov. 2025
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Van Orden's visit to the Salvation Army center comes after Democrats last week visited food pantries in Madison and Milwaukee to raise awareness of how the shutdown and to paint Republicans as at fault.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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For two years now, figures from Israeli cabinet ministers to the US President have openly called for the mass expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The dining room, a warm and convivial space anchored by a communal table, sits opposite a cabinet filled with cookbooks, ceramics decorated with croissant patterns and more leather goods.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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After that day, when I was given the book which promised to answer all of my bloody questions—my long-suffering American Girl doll went into the closet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Zeagoo Long-sleeve Button-down Shirt Every closet needs a crisp button-down, and this one balances classic tailoring with endless versatility.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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The firework went off inside a wooden locker in the fourth-floor research laboratory, which is part of the Department of Neurobiology, according to an affidavit.—
Michael Dorgan , Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Keystone ensures the Walkabout 26 Max exterior works as the most loyal of multi-adventure partners, starting with a huge pass-through front storage locker made possible by the drop frame.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Cupboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cupboard. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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