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Recent Examples of pie safe
Sara McDaniel, the owner of Simply Southern Cottage, is fortunate to have both her great grandmother’s pie safe and her granny’s dishes in her possession.
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Heather Bien, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2025
Porcelain pullout shelves were used to increase surface sizes, while wire shelves added to the air circulation within, much like a pie safe.
—Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 29 Dec. 2022
To bring autumnal coziness to a vintage pie safe or hutch, look to an antique scale chockfull of gourds.
—Shelby Deering, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2020
Heather Bien, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2025
Porcelain pullout shelves were used to increase surface sizes, while wire shelves added to the air circulation within, much like a pie safe.
—Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 29 Dec. 2022
To bring autumnal coziness to a vintage pie safe or hutch, look to an antique scale chockfull of gourds.
—Shelby Deering, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pie safe
Noun
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The Servidors are massive and must be kept in a storage unit, but many other items are in the china closet, to the chagrin of Mr. Lepore’s mother, Virginia.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2023
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My china closet is peopled with memories, but only for me.—
Jessica Hornik,
National Review,
31 Mar. 2022
Noun
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Worn Clothing Do not fill your dresser drawers with garments that have seen better days to the point that they're torn or stained.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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In season four, Eric’s haunted by guilt, and SternTao employee Sweetpea spots the cuff links on Eric’s hotel-room dresser.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The group chat, which has been widely condemned, included Valdes, the secretary of the Miami-Dade GOP and the former College Republicans recruitment chair.—
Claire Heddles,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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Attorneys believe the guard's mother was secretary or treasurer at Farragut at the time.—
Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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As the driver took off, the frantic mother carried her son back inside the hospital, where teams of doctors performed chest compressions and other rescue efforts, but failed to save him.—
Dave Carlin,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Members of the Seattle Seahawks’ front office can puff out their chests this offseason, knowing other teams will be dissecting their roster-building approach in an attempt to replicate it.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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At the time, a bamboo armchair sold for $39, and a matching bookcase sold for $79.—
Gabi De la Rosa,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2026
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Milano in April, Tamura will showcase the new Ryo bookcase for Porro.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Pie safe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pie%20safe. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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