as in cupboard
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 pantry For $5, people can stock up on peppers, tomatillos, and cucumbers, along with other produce and pantry items. Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2025 Gourmet pantry necessities are for sale at the on-site store Windsong, including frozen dumplings and pizzas, pancake mix, eggs and butter, pasta and sauce, local cheeses, and charcuterie. Booth Moore, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025 Since those restrictions have taken effect, the Food Bank of Iowa has seen a record number of people show up at its pantries amid rising grocery prices and a scaling back of COVID pandemic-era federal support, said Annette Hacker, a vice president at the nonprofit. Katheryn Houghton, NPR, 6 May 2025 Illinois pantries were left scrambling when the administration pulled reimbursements to farmers supplying fresh food to food banks. Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pantry
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Noun
  • There were so many jammed into a single apartment that the canines were found cowering in closets and kitchen cupboards, said officials from Animal Care Centers of NYC, which rescued the animals with the ASPCA.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 14 May 2025
  • Photo : Ian Alexander Nelson An eat-in kitchen sports concrete countertops and old-school cupboards.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • The other is a budding fashionista who stands in front of her closet, just flinging things to the ground.
    Adrienne So, Wired News, 17 May 2025
  • From the start she’s presented as a dark force, with actual skeletons in her closet.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 May 2025

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“Pantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pantry. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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