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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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Nicol Natale, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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The luxe primary suite houses a massive double closet, a dressing room, and a lavish marble bathroom with a soaking tub and shower.
—Sydney Wingfield, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Parents, 20 June 2024
There is evidence in Season 1 that gay men, to a degree, had to be closeted.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 13 June 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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Consider adding this style that has a fuzzy inner lining to your winter closet.
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The luxe primary suite houses a massive double closet, a dressing room, and a lavish marble bathroom with a soaking tub and shower.
—Sydney Wingfield, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
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Other 16-year-olds are under tremendous pressure to closet themselves, to conceal their unorthodox interests, to hide themselves in all their uniqueness.
—Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Parents, 20 June 2024
There is evidence in Season 1 that gay men, to a degree, had to be closeted.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 13 June 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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The recognition also comes after the local nonprofit received a grant from Santa Clara County to bolster the offerings of its Park-It Market program, a mobile food pantry for people in the West Valley, according to a release from County Supervisor Joe Simitian.Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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In areas with dead air or poor air flow, like inside a closet or pantry.Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024
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And while the Federal Communications Commission has given the company more breathing room to reach coverage targets, that also pushes out the timeframe for generating additional revenues.Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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My room, 180, was spacious, with a living-room area adjacent to a queen bed, and a large bathroom with a deep bathtub.Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2024
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How To Make Pumpkin Muffins Keep your mixer in the cupboard.Mary Claire Britton, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2024
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Hard decisions await in the next two summers; both Rudy Gobert and Naz Reid have player options and could become free agents, for instance, and the draft pick cupboard is barren.John Hollinger, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
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The public safety building will house both Lake Travis Fire Rescue, also known as ESD No. 6, and the Bee Cave Police Department, which is currently housed in the old City Hall.Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The new 12,345-square-foot brewpub, co-owned by Dennis Kramer-Wine and Alexandra Nowell, will house a restaurant on the main floor.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2024
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Congress in recent years has been hot on the UAP trail, as a bipartisan but still somewhat fringe-y coalition of lawmakers has held hearings and applied pressure on other government entities to release information, particularly about any clandestine programs using taxpayer money.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The premise hinges on the idea that China is Mexico’s number-one oil buyer — formidable leverage for the mysterious Chinese agent’s clandestine plot.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
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Nearby, the sleek, monochromatic chef’s kitchen is equipped with oak cabinets and an exceptionally long island, plus top-of-the-line Gaggenau appliances and a butler’s pantry.Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
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Our editors are particularly impressed by this trendy locker cabinet that’s great for entryways, living rooms, and kids’ rooms, plus a modular sectional that’s now under $500—and perfect for upgrading your current seating situation.Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 19 Nov. 2024
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The heavyweight cast adds a sense of urgency to every covert invasion and reinforces the idea (shared by Sheridan’s Sicario) that some jobs need armies, not rogues.Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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Militias also teamed up with election deniers to conduct covert surveillance of ballot drop boxes during the midterm elections, recent leaks published by Distributed Denial of Secrets and reported by WIRED show.Tess Owen, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
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You would be instructed to place your clothing and personal items in a locker.Qin Rao, Verywell Health, 1 Nov. 2024
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The evidence, found in a Seattle storage locker that belonging to Alcala, included hundreds of photographs of unidentified women, girls, and boys, some of whom were nude or in compromising positions, per ABC News.Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Closet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closet. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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