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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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To this day, a box is always in my pantry.—
Tammy Algood,
Nashville Tennessean,
9 Sep. 2025
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Baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate, is a common ingredient in pantries for baking cookies or a cake.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
9 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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The bodies of Manu and Yuna were found in suitcases inside a storage locker in Auckland in 2022 after a family member bought the items in an online auction, RNZ reported.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Hooper asked rhetorically in front of his locker Thursday.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Cupboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cupboard. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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