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as in pantries
a built-in space for storage behind a door
the colonial dining room features a double-door corner cupboard for the family's finest china
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as in cabinets
a storage case typically having doors and shelves
dishes go in the cupboard next to the sink
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Recent Examples of cupboards
The burger was never refrigerated and spent most of its life in cupboards, garbage bags and sheds.
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Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Clean out food storage containers with hot water and soap, and vacuum or scrub your cupboards.
—Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
Instead, your tools sit in cupboards and drawers waiting for a dinner party that never happens.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
Food pantries in Arizona have opened their cupboards to help feed park staff who have been furloughed or are otherwise not receiving a paycheck.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 17 Oct. 2025
Little Free Libraries, the charming small cupboards of free books perched outside participants’ home, have over 200,000 participants worldwide and over 1,300 in Tennessee alone.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Oct. 2025
Our cupboards will be all set for a while.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 1 Oct. 2025
Kitchen The kitchen cabinets will mysteriously open and close on their own — with a Shadow Goblin hiding in one of the cupboards.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Plus, all eight containers are different sizes that stack easily in the fridge or cupboards.
—Sian Babish, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Clean out food storage containers with hot water and soap, and vacuum or scrub your cupboards.
—Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
Instead, your tools sit in cupboards and drawers waiting for a dinner party that never happens.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
Food pantries in Arizona have opened their cupboards to help feed park staff who have been furloughed or are otherwise not receiving a paycheck.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 17 Oct. 2025
Little Free Libraries, the charming small cupboards of free books perched outside participants’ home, have over 200,000 participants worldwide and over 1,300 in Tennessee alone.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Oct. 2025
Our cupboards will be all set for a while.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 1 Oct. 2025
Kitchen The kitchen cabinets will mysteriously open and close on their own — with a Shadow Goblin hiding in one of the cupboards.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Plus, all eight containers are different sizes that stack easily in the fridge or cupboards.
—Sian Babish, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cupboards
Noun
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The five dining rooms have food pantries offering free groceries.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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The food drive will benefit Food for Greater Elgin and other local food pantries, according to a news release.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There's also a move toward more closed cabinets and hidden storage, such as butler’s pantries, which reduce clutter and create a calmer space.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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Kitchen organization is all about making your cabinets, pantry, and refrigerator storage functional.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Four guest bedrooms on the main level each have an attached bathroom—two also have walk-in closets—and share a cozy living area and a spa zone with a fitness room, sauna, and garden-level calm.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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Despite looking like a fighter pilot who could win a game of dogfight football, Colin isn’t framed as a temptation for Marissa, and a lack of sexy secrets proves to be a recurring blind spot for the series, even if those two have plenty of other skeletons in their massive, boring closets.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The players had exit meetings with the coaching staff, then cleaned out their lockers and parted ways.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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Look at the empty lockers where the former Sun Devils were supposed to be.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Cupboards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cupboards. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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