cupboards

plural of cupboard

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Recent Examples of cupboards In smaller apartment or townhouse renovations, homeowners sometimes rely on overhead cupboards instead. Natasha Bazika, Martha Stewart, 31 July 2026 An adjacent staircase is packed with drawers and cupboards, helping increase the amount of useful storage. Adam Williams july 23, New Atlas, 24 July 2026 With that, the pitching cupboards passed the point of being bare a month ago, and there's hardly anywhere left to turn for starter help. John Laghezza, New York Times, 24 July 2026 Now with a younger roster and the prospect cupboards mostly full, the organization can focus more on the present, helping the big club compete on a daily and long-term basis. Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 21 July 2026 Noe’s wife lifted the smaller children onto the table; the larger ones got themselves up on cupboards. Literary Hub, 16 July 2026 The hotel's team can also do a grocery run and stock the cupboards and fridge ahead of your stay. Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2026 In sharp contrast to that visual, Neil is surrounded by narrow cupboards with books filling shelves and floral curtains giving the room a soft air. Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 17 June 2026 While some operatives dragged whole items of furniture into the street — tables, chairs, cupboards, office supplies in boxes — others were tipping documents straight out of the second-floor windows. Amer Matar, The Dial, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cupboards
Noun
  • Some have balconies or terraces, but all the residences come with small kitchens, while the hotel rooms have pantries, a wine fridge, a Nespresso machine, and a fridge.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Since 2019, visits to city food pantries have surged 82% as working families, older adults, immigrants, and others increasingly turned to emergency food providers for groceries.
    Greg Silverman, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • But the city of Smyrna is trying to change that, turning some of those refrigerator-sized metal cabinets into colorful works of public art.
    Brian Unger, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The best bar cabinets deliver just that—a dedicated and stylish space for hosting, experimenting, and, let’s face it, showing off.
    Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • While these America First adherents preach populism, their closets are full of Dolce & Gabbana, Christian Louboutin, Dior, and plenty of other boldface European names.
    Robin Givhan, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Or perhaps your closets simply need to work harder for the people using them.
    Laura VanSickle, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Improvements will include a new energy-efficient white roof hosting a solar array, large glassy front windows, a community flex room, garden areas and new hold lockers and book drops, among other amenities.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Elementary and middle schoolers are asked to place them in their lockers.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026

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“Cupboards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cupboards. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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