as in cupboards
a built-in space for storage behind a door
homemade jams and pickles are stored in a separate pantry off the kitchen
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Recent Examples of pantries
Students at Notre Dame School of Milwaukee's boys and girls middle school campuses spend a full day volunteering in the community at local shelters, pantries and senior centers.
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Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 10 Nov. 2025
The donation from the McDowells’ will help OneGenAway scale mobile food pantries, pop-up drive-through distributions and the Doorstep Pantry home-delivery program.
—Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Nov. 2025
Last week, Ohio food pantries recorded a surge in need, as federal workers went over a month without pay.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
Alice Mayfield supplements her SNAP benefits with visits to three food pantries.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2025
Large community donors recently propped up a $1 million Central Indiana Food Relief Fund to assist three organizations that serve local pantries.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 10 Nov. 2025
Aware of the problem, many food pantries also stock their shelves with pet food, said Kim Buckman, with Feeding Missouri, a coalition of food banks in the state.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Hotlines and food banks and food pantries need support in this moment to feed people.
—Matthew W. Kreuter, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
According to Kate Jenkins, a spokesperson for the Arkansas Foodbank, its partner food pantries across the state saw increases of 10% to 20% in the number of people needing food.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2025
Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 10 Nov. 2025
The donation from the McDowells’ will help OneGenAway scale mobile food pantries, pop-up drive-through distributions and the Doorstep Pantry home-delivery program.
—Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Nov. 2025
Last week, Ohio food pantries recorded a surge in need, as federal workers went over a month without pay.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
Alice Mayfield supplements her SNAP benefits with visits to three food pantries.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2025
Large community donors recently propped up a $1 million Central Indiana Food Relief Fund to assist three organizations that serve local pantries.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 10 Nov. 2025
Aware of the problem, many food pantries also stock their shelves with pet food, said Kim Buckman, with Feeding Missouri, a coalition of food banks in the state.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Hotlines and food banks and food pantries need support in this moment to feed people.
—Matthew W. Kreuter, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
According to Kate Jenkins, a spokesperson for the Arkansas Foodbank, its partner food pantries across the state saw increases of 10% to 20% in the number of people needing food.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pantries
Noun
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The burger was never refrigerated and spent most of its life in cupboards, garbage bags and sheds.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Clean out food storage containers with hot water and soap, and vacuum or scrub your cupboards.—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
28 Oct. 2025
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
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“Pantries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pantries. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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