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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
Plus, all eight containers are different sizes that stack easily in the fridge or cupboards.
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Sian Babish, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
That leaves Colorado’s cupboard nearly bare of experienced starters for the 2026 season.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
The close interior harbors mold and mildew in the cupboards and single bathroom.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
The Buckeyes’ cupboard is far from empty.
—Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
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Sian Babish, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
That leaves Colorado’s cupboard nearly bare of experienced starters for the 2026 season.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
The close interior harbors mold and mildew in the cupboards and single bathroom.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
The Buckeyes’ cupboard is far from empty.
—Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cupboard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cupboard
Noun
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Grab the wax paper from your pantry and turn it into adorable lanterns made for autumn.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Sep. 2025
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Families should check their pantry for affected units, avoid serving them, and return or discard them.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In the last fortnight, Starmer’s Deputy Prime Minister and close ally Angela Rayner resigned after a house tax scandal, triggering a major cabinet reshuffle.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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When Best of Beauty launched in 1996, skin care was something best kept hidden behind your medicine cabinet.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Target has plenty of barrel jeans worth adding to your closet for fall.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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These aren’t just random picks from my closet.—
Gabriela Garcia,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Kelley previously said investigators were searching the suspect's home, school locker, and phone.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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Steam was rising out of the hissing showers nearby, and there was Josh Allen slumped on a stool in front of his locker, looking like a club fighter from Jersey who had picked the wrong opponent for a payday.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Cupboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cupboard. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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