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as in pantry
a piece of furniture or a room for storing clothes
There were suits and sweaters hanging in the wardrobe.
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as in clothes
a collection of clothing
He bought a whole new wardrobe to go with his new job.
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Recent Examples of wardrobe
The toddler and her family will receive a $10,000 prize, plus a wardrobe valued at $500 from Gerber Childrenswear.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Could your wardrobe use a bit more color?
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 2 June 2026
If your summer plans include beach and lake days, a good cover-up is a wardrobe staple.
—Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2026
Shop it in black for a versatile wardrobe addition.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Could your wardrobe use a bit more color?
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 2 June 2026
If your summer plans include beach and lake days, a good cover-up is a wardrobe staple.
—Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2026
Shop it in black for a versatile wardrobe addition.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wardrobe
Noun
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Cars line up outside a food pantry in North Carolina, April 3, 2026.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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About a few minutes earlier, 24-year-old Sirhan Sirhan had slipped past security and into the pantry behind the ballroom.—
Sophia Zhang,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Those are the rooms where you’ll be treated to a host of extras that make the space feel like home—walk-in closets, washers and dryers, dishwashers, kitchens, and beyond.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Below, Hooper answers Vogue’s model questionnaire—and shares her discovery story, her favorite assignment to date, and what’s currently in her closet.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
1 June 2026
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Her father, Daniel Stein, born in Bavaria, arrived in America in 1841 at the age of eighteen to start a clothing business with his brother Solomon.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Each tournament, the brick slowly fades from the courts, blown about by the wind or tracked back to the lockerroom on the shoes, socks and clothing of the players.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Antetokounmpo figures to have multiple teams in pursuit of his talents this summer, many of which will have far more draft assets in the cupboard to offer in a trade than Minnesota.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
26 May 2026
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While some operatives dragged whole items of furniture into the street — tables, chairs, cupboards, office supplies in boxes — others were tipping documents straight out of the second-floor windows.—
Amer Matar,
The Dial,
26 May 2026
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His shirt reeked of the flowery-formaldehyde tartness of mothballs pickling dress pockets in a closet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Katara dresses as this figure from folklore to help immigrants going through tough times.—
Entertainment Weekly,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Your character is a sharp dresser who always has a very recognizable scarf over his shoulders.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2026
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Pull out your credit card to shop elevated bedroom furniture finds like a stylish frame to sleep in on the weekends or a handsome dresser to store your trove of winter sweaters.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Mini bars are disguised in Chinoiserie cabinets; bed heads are hand-embroidered; and the toto loo seats in the white-marble bathrooms exude a gentle heat.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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The exhibition’s centerpiece was Times Square Alliance Playset, 2025, a more spacious LCD cabinet in which three South Park–style characters invented by the artist—two parents and a daughter—spend New Year’s Eve in Times Square.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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For Kokopeli’s generation, this was the moment when the identity-forming operations of consumer choice swung fully into gear.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The small gear selector feels disappointingly flimsy considering the otherwise upmarket presentation.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Wardrobe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wardrobe. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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