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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
Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
The actor and producer opted for an oversized look: a red, white, and blue striped cashmere sweater from Hedi Slimane’s Celine, which she’s had in her closet since at least 2023.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2025
Peter Debruge, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
Where the old Somni was closeted away inside the SLS Hotel, the new Somni almost feels as though it’s hidden through a secret garden.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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
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Noun
Guests enjoy walk-in closets, rainfall showers and soaking bathtubs in the spacious bathrooms.
—Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
The actor and producer opted for an oversized look: a red, white, and blue striped cashmere sweater from Hedi Slimane’s Celine, which she’s had in her closet since at least 2023.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
But what if the officer in question was closeted and one of these strangers slipped him his phone number?
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
Where the old Somni was closeted away inside the SLS Hotel, the new Somni almost feels as though it’s hidden through a secret garden.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for closet
Noun
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Three signature suites include a Presidential Suite built for entertaining with a natural hardwood dining room table that seats eight, a full kitchen, pantry, and private bar.—
Amber Gibson,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Apr. 2025
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The organization will no longer receive frozen meat, vegetable, fruit and dairy shipments, though independent donors can still give those foods to the pantry.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Pharmacy layout: Wider aisles, new private screening rooms and private checkout areas.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Dozens more are expected to watch proceedings in an overflow room set up at the court.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The war in Ukraine also exposed just how bare Washington’s military cupboard is.—
MICHAEL BROWN,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Luck is a necessity when an NBA team begins a rebuild without a top-flight star to trade and without extra future first-round draft picks in its cupboard, as the Wizards did two years ago.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The plant will be able to house up to 28 production lines.—
Amy Neff Roth,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Although backpacks can be upgraded to house more loot, most of what’s found will quickly fill up your inventory after just a couple of minutes searching.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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He was allegedly held in a clandestine detention site and tortured by intelligence agents.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2025
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Guests can order craft cocktails at the circular bar, and for those who indulge, there’s a small, clandestine cigar room just off the entrance.—
John Wogan,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Heiss’s bed would be a platform floating in a room, with no clutter around it; the only other objects would be a curved lamp and a cabinet to hold Heiss’s linen shirts and trousers.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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Trump's emphasis on personal loyalty, his lack of interest in dissenting opinions, and his tendency to treat cabinet meetings as platforms for pronouncements rather than collaborative discussions, mirror this imperial model of centralized, unitary authority.—
Frank Lavin,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Adjective
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The covert intervention in Chile is perhaps the best example.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
1 May 2025
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Based on the students’ correspondence and diaries, their covert engagement with Catholic thought became a cornerstone of the White Rose’s rejection of Nazi tyranny.—
Peter Nguyen,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Penn learned the story of how her grandmother escaped in 2022 during a visit to her mother’s bank locker, where she was invited to select a piece of jewelry: a tiny flat piece of gold in the shape of a mermaid.—
Sadiya Ansari Spandita Malik,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Ahead of the final round on Sunday, 14 years later, McIlroy opened his locker up to an unexpected surprise from Angel Cabrera.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Closet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closet. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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