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a piece of furniture or a room for storing clothes
There were suits and sweaters hanging in the wardrobe.
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Recent Examples of wardrobes
The pants are available in four winter-ready colors, but black is Lara’s top recommendation for her clients’ wardrobes.
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Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
Around the mid-1500s, feathers entered the wardrobes of real people, at least in the UK.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Yazeed Abahussein, founder and creative director of streetwear brand Not Boring, reckons that thobes comprise at least half of most men’s wardrobes.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
Keep in mind, there are also often guest service perks available; Ali shares that visitors appreciate Langham’s butler suite services, which include unpacking, ironing, and arranging wardrobes for guests.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Suede fashion is taking over fall capsule wardrobes everywhere; even celebrities like Jennifer Aniston and Emma Stone have put their own spin on the textbook trend.
—Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Silks and velvets in shades of red, pink, blue, brown, and even black were popular choices for wedding wardrobes in centuries past, but Queen Victoria's trendy gown made white lace became synonymous with the perfect bride in Western culture.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Often, families who have been through domestic violence or eviction, two drivers of homelessness, need to rebuild their wardrobes as well.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2025
While millennials chased minimalism—think capsule wardrobes and beige apartments—Gen Z is turning up the color saturation.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
Around the mid-1500s, feathers entered the wardrobes of real people, at least in the UK.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Yazeed Abahussein, founder and creative director of streetwear brand Not Boring, reckons that thobes comprise at least half of most men’s wardrobes.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
Keep in mind, there are also often guest service perks available; Ali shares that visitors appreciate Langham’s butler suite services, which include unpacking, ironing, and arranging wardrobes for guests.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Suede fashion is taking over fall capsule wardrobes everywhere; even celebrities like Jennifer Aniston and Emma Stone have put their own spin on the textbook trend.
—Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Silks and velvets in shades of red, pink, blue, brown, and even black were popular choices for wedding wardrobes in centuries past, but Queen Victoria's trendy gown made white lace became synonymous with the perfect bride in Western culture.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Often, families who have been through domestic violence or eviction, two drivers of homelessness, need to rebuild their wardrobes as well.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2025
While millennials chased minimalism—think capsule wardrobes and beige apartments—Gen Z is turning up the color saturation.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wardrobes
Noun
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Students at Notre Dame School of Milwaukee's boys and girls middle school campuses spend a full day volunteering in the community at local shelters, pantries and senior centers.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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The donation from the McDowells’ will help OneGenAway scale mobile food pantries, pop-up drive-through distributions and the Doorstep Pantry home-delivery program.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
Nashville Tennessean,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Four guest bedrooms on the main level each have an attached bathroom—two also have walk-in closets—and share a cozy living area and a spa zone with a fitness room, sauna, and garden-level calm.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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Despite looking like a fighter pilot who could win a game of dogfight football, Colin isn’t framed as a temptation for Marissa, and a lack of sexy secrets proves to be a recurring blind spot for the series, even if those two have plenty of other skeletons in their massive, boring closets.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The burger was never refrigerated and spent most of its life in cupboards, garbage bags and sheds.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Clean out food storage containers with hot water and soap, and vacuum or scrub your cupboards.—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The interior has white ceilings and airy white cabinets and subway tile in the kitchen.—
Lori Keong,
Architectural Digest,
6 Nov. 2025
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My cabinets are Moroccan red, and the walls are sky blue.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The mandatory standard, which went into effect in September 2023, requires clothing storage units such as dressers and armoires to meet key stability requirements.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Bedrooms, meanwhile, feature vintage French armoires.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Wardrobes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wardrobes. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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