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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
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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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The Drexel dresser and highboy chest have been refinished and occupy a guest room.—
Gene Wojciechowski,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
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Carrie clocked Cola’s preoccupation with one of the dresser’s drawers.—
Sabrina Reed,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Lowther-Pinkerton is a former SAS soldier and equerry to Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, who served as Prince William and Prince Harry's full-time principal private secretary from 2005 to 2013, plus a year of part-time service in the role after.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
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Biddle has been with MDOT since 2023, served as acting secretary in 2025, and has two decades of experience, serving in both the public and private sectors of the transportation industry.—
CBS Baltimore Staff,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
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Now Reid, dressed in black with his chest partially exposed beneath an open jacket revealing a scar, stepped on stage and into the role of Lestat in front of the audience.—
Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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South Korean goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu made a mistake earlier that led to Mexico's goal and 1-0 lead, but Kim just kept his team down just one goal after saving a hard shot in the 71st minute by absorbing a hard shot from Raúl Jiménez to his chest and face.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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This modern bookcase comes in five acrylic color variations to seamlessly blend in with your existing decor.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
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Calling this a standard bookcase is an understatement.—
Tanya Sharma,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Pie safe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pie%20safe. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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