cubbyholes

plural of cubbyhole

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cubbyholes
Noun
  • Ultimately, the writers, directors, crew, and cast push the plot to a point where monsters and humans are playing a deadly game of hide-and-seek in places with lots of nooks and crannies.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Decorating the nooks and crannies, ceramic plates and vases are custom creations from the nearby town of Grottaglie.
    Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The in-game map also purposefully obscures some of the game's secret nooks and crannies, which can only be found with careful observation (or a handy walkthrough).
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Shoppers have tapped them to light kitchen pantries, coffee nooks, linen closets, and more, and two-packs of these handy lights are only $10 at Amazon.
    Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Lived on the corners and changed speeds.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Doja Cat’s eyes were carved out using a bronze shadow in the crease and a matte white in her inner corners.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Inside the intimate cantina, a curved bar stands at the center of a domed space with alcoves around the edges.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Sand and silt that settle from floodwaters in places that smaller flows never reach, such as caves or alcoves along the walls of bedrock canyons.
    Ellen Wohl August 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Nominate it as one of America's Top Workplaces With millions forced to work from home, commutes and cubicles faded into the rearview as the flexibility of remote work caught on.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
  • That’s compared to 35% of millennials, Gen Xers and boomers who would prefer to WFH every day—crowning the newest members of the office the ones most eager to be at their cubicles.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
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