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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
There are a lot of little extras hiding in cupboards or around the corner.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
Just before that, Fontenille and his sister had found women’s clothes in their father’s cupboard.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
The person who comes in won’t be coming into a full cupboard.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 13 May 2026
The Lakers likely also will have to empty their cupboard of those first-round picks.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
Just before that, Fontenille and his sister had found women’s clothes in their father’s cupboard.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
The person who comes in won’t be coming into a full cupboard.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 13 May 2026
The Lakers likely also will have to empty their cupboard of those first-round picks.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for cupboard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cupboard
Noun
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Cars line up outside a food pantry in North Carolina, April 3, 2026.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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About a few minutes earlier, 24-year-old Sirhan Sirhan had slipped past security and into the pantry behind the ballroom.—
Sophia Zhang,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Mini bars are disguised in Chinoiserie cabinets; bed heads are hand-embroidered; and the toto loo seats in the white-marble bathrooms exude a gentle heat.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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The exhibition’s centerpiece was Times Square Alliance Playset, 2025, a more spacious LCD cabinet in which three South Park–style characters invented by the artist—two parents and a daughter—spend New Year’s Eve in Times Square.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Those are the rooms where you’ll be treated to a host of extras that make the space feel like home—walk-in closets, washers and dryers, dishwashers, kitchens, and beyond.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Below, Hooper answers Vogue’s model questionnaire—and shares her discovery story, her favorite assignment to date, and what’s currently in her closet.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Merrill goes deep Merrill stood in front of his locker and began his postgame comments with one word.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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If lockers are long gone, then naturally, Poveromo adds, so are print books.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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“Cupboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cupboard. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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