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as in cupboard
a storage case typically having doors and shelves
a china closet in the Hepplewhite style
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as in to house
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
he closeted himself in his study, vowing not to emerge until he had finished the term paper
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as in clandestine
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Recent Examples of closet
Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2026
Put extra shoes and coats back in the closet.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
Katie McDonough, Curbed, 6 Oct. 2025
Dale, who was closeted at the time of his death, leaves behind notes stashed inside his treasured first-edition books hinting that his wife (Jeanne Tripplehorn) may have had something to do with his ostensible suicide.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Averi Baudler, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
By calling Hobbes the only liberal worth reading, Gray implies that liberals are really closet totalitarians—and know it.
—Helena Rosenblatt, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
See All Example Sentences for closet
Noun
Kate Hudson must have had this in her closet.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2026
Put extra shoes and coats back in the closet.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
Each of the two bedrooms, also nicely sized and closeted, have their own set of French doors leading onto a private terrace.
—Katie McDonough, Curbed, 6 Oct. 2025
Dale, who was closeted at the time of his death, leaves behind notes stashed inside his treasured first-edition books hinting that his wife (Jeanne Tripplehorn) may have had something to do with his ostensible suicide.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Whether paired with heels, sneakers, or both (like Gaines), wide-leg jeans are the closet staple your wardrobe may be missing this spring.
—Averi Baudler, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
By calling Hobbes the only liberal worth reading, Gray implies that liberals are really closet totalitarians—and know it.
—Helena Rosenblatt, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
See All Example Sentences for closet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closet
Noun
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Use it to keep meat, seafood, fruits, vegetables, snacks, and more fresh in the fridge or pantry.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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Then last week, pantry director Jesse Sharrard got a call from the food bank that a truckload was on the way.—
Lauren Linder,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Another photo shows an elegant black piano in a room with floor-to-ceiling windows draped in linen curtains, with sage green and white armchairs and a cork coffee table with books and a vase of hydrangeas in view.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Layer Different Materials Arguably, the best way to make a room feel warmer through design is to layer various materials.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
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People typically work two, three or more jobs just to survive, and still cupboards and refrigerators are nearly bare.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
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People typically work two, three or more jobs just to survive, and still cupboards and refrigerators are nearly bare.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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All those years of speeches are housed in one place, across the street from the Capitol, in the State Library and court building.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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When manual driving is selected, the airbag housed within the steering wheel is used instead.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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To create this unique cinematic experience, Stewart and Poots endured rigorous trial-and-error shoots, tough training days in clandestine New York pool houses.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2026
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Saimar Rivas, Armas’s partner and a longtime civil-rights activist, told me that he had been taken to a clandestine site run by the SEBIN, Venezuela’s intelligence agency.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The set includes six 16-ounce glasses that feel sturdy in your hand and stack easily to save cabinet space.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Save on this storage cabinet with three shelves and this set of five shower shelves with plenty of room for products.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Danish media reported that at least three people with connections to Trump carried out covert influence operations in Greenland.—
Emma Burrows,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
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Federal statute mandates the president inform a bipartisan group of eight, high-ranking members of Congress prior to particularly covert operations.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Kendricks spoke Wednesday at his locker directly across from Fred Warner, the four-time All-Pro who sustained a right-ankle fracture three months ago and is working toward an improbable comeback should the 49ers reach the NFC Championship round.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Some Georgia districts are already using locking pouches, but schools could also just tell students to leave their phone in their locker, to turn them in to a teacher, or disable them using an online application.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Closet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closet. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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