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
The five dining rooms have food pantries offering free groceries.
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Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
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
The pop star also donated $1 million to Feeding America, a non-profit that oversees a network of food banks, food pantries, and local meal programs.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
The business took to social media again this year to help address food insecurity as local food banks and pantries struggled to keep up with demand amid federal funding cuts and disruptions.
—Mary Ramsey
updated December 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 Dec. 2025
Amid inflation and uncertain economic times, there is unprecedented demand on food pantries here and across the country.
—Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2025
With the holidays right around the corner, many of us are prepping our pantries and planning our holiday main dishes and sides.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 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
Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
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
The pop star also donated $1 million to Feeding America, a non-profit that oversees a network of food banks, food pantries, and local meal programs.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
The business took to social media again this year to help address food insecurity as local food banks and pantries struggled to keep up with demand amid federal funding cuts and disruptions.
—Mary Ramsey
updated December 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 Dec. 2025
Amid inflation and uncertain economic times, there is unprecedented demand on food pantries here and across the country.
—Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2025
With the holidays right around the corner, many of us are prepping our pantries and planning our holiday main dishes and sides.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 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
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 9 Jan. 2026.
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