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 The recipient will be the Salvation Army food pantry in Escondido, which helps families and seniors experiencing food insecurity and the unsheltered. Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025 Elsewhere on this floor is a large kitchen with a marble island, a breakfast room that seats five, and a butler’s pantry that provides extra prep space. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 30 July 2025 The apartment complex has a learning center for after-school and summer learning programs, a food pantry offering no-cost food to residents, laundry facilities, a courtyard, picnic areas, green space and a playscape. Shonda Novak, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025 Its three-person team also works in senior centers, food pantries and at meal sites. Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for pantry
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Noun
  • That summer all the children except Timothy and Maud were banished to the east wing, to a flat with kitchen cupboards stocked with tins.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Every inch of the space, from the organic mattresses to the cupboards stocked with homemade snacks and a selection of herbal teas, anticipates the needs of the guests.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • August is an ideal time to take inventory of your closet and figure out which pieces are missing in order to transition into the next season.
    Ali Faccenda, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Take a look through your shoe closet before buying new containers for your potted plants.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2025

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“Pantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pantry. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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