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as in cupboard
a storage case typically having doors and shelves
a china closet in the Hepplewhite style
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as in to house
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
he closeted himself in his study, vowing not to emerge until he had finished the term paper
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as in clandestine
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Recent Examples of closet
Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2025
Another unlocked closet in the same bedroom contained a safe — closed but unlocked — with three more handguns, as well as some magazines of ammo, the complaint alleges.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Van’s mom drinks, Taissa’s outward calm conceals a well of subconscious rage, and the two of them are also, by all appearances, still closeted.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Averi Baudler, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
By calling Hobbes the only liberal worth reading, Gray implies that liberals are really closet totalitarians—and know it.
—Helena Rosenblatt, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
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Noun
Dolly Parton just launched a new denim collaboration that takes the star’s fashion straight from her Tennessee mountain home to your closet.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2025
Another unlocked closet in the same bedroom contained a safe — closed but unlocked — with three more handguns, as well as some magazines of ammo, the complaint alleges.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
During the conversation, the actor/musician also reflected on the experience of being closeted while in the public eye as one of the biggest boy bands of the late ’90s and early 2000s.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Van’s mom drinks, Taissa’s outward calm conceals a well of subconscious rage, and the two of them are also, by all appearances, still closeted.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Whether paired with heels, sneakers, or both (like Gaines), wide-leg jeans are the closet staple your wardrobe may be missing this spring.
—Averi Baudler, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
By calling Hobbes the only liberal worth reading, Gray implies that liberals are really closet totalitarians—and know it.
—Helena Rosenblatt, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for closet
Noun
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Check your fridge and pantry for these items, listed below.—
Jenna Anderson,
Health,
28 Mar. 2025
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Give your home, porch, and pantry a spring upgrade with these budget-friendly deals.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Amazon best-selling purifier can clean air to every corner of a room up to 1095 sq. ft.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Inside, retreat from the sun to rooms lined with stone floors and bathed in calming neutrals.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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To avoid these issues, always store onions and garlic in a cool, dry, dark place like a pantry or cupboard.—
Halee Miller Van Ryswyk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Apr. 2025
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Winner This week our winner is Specks, a cat who is known for liking unusual hiding spaces—his favorite spots are kitchen cupboards.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The city houses incredible filmmakers, cinemas, and programmers; our goal is that this grant round will help, even in a small way, to support the continuation of production in Los Angeles.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
8 Apr. 2025
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Private security guards could replace Elgin police officers in providing security at the Lexington Inn & Suites, where the city has been housing homeless people since January.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Taking over a century-old garden house hidden within Shanghai’s storied alleys, Samuel Gui Yang softly partitioned the space, seducing the audience yet making every one of them a clandestine voyeur.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2025
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In a display of gallows humor at the sloppiness of the leaders’ theoretically clandestine communication, people online quickly turned those symbols into memes, and renamed their own chats Houthi PC small group.—
Kyle Chayka,
The New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Instead, put them in your cabinets for neat and tidy organization, particularly for items that are notoriously hard to store.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2025
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Investors understand world economics and the effects of tariffs better than Trump or any of the losers selected for his cabinet.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Then Gungnir covert sniper rifle seems like a bargain, relatively speaking, at just $12,867.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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In the letter, Grassley wrote that the records would help shine a light on the Nazi planning of the covert escape routes.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Like every archival clip Yousef includes in her documentary (culled from thousands of hours of footage found in a company storage locker), these selections are meticulously curated and highly revealing.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2025
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Nearly 70 live and dead German cockroaches were observed around the facility, including at a prep counter, on staff lockers and on a can of tomato sauce, according to the report.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Closet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closet. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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