as in cupboard
a storage case typically having doors and shelves
the most precious knickknacks were kept in a cabinet with glass doors
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The lobby is lined with sparkling white marble and littered with glass display cabinets containing golden animal models made by local artisans.
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Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Trump will likely appoint cabinet members fully invested in his agenda who, unlike in his first term, won’t push back as former Defense Secretaries Jim Mattis and Mark Esper did.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
Who triumphs over the greatest challenge of his political career and then can’t stop bitching about the cabinet member who just failed to unseat him?
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
The following year, Perry was named acting associate attorney general for the Justice Department in Bush's cabinet.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Trump will likely appoint cabinet members fully invested in his agenda who, unlike in his first term, won’t push back as former Defense Secretaries Jim Mattis and Mark Esper did.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
Who triumphs over the greatest challenge of his political career and then can’t stop bitching about the cabinet member who just failed to unseat him?
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
The following year, Perry was named acting associate attorney general for the Justice Department in Bush's cabinet.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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The host’s father decided to look for a replacement in a cupboard at their English country house.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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The pastas are some of the best on the market, with the organic rigatoni being a staple in my cupboards.Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
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The flannel shirt with the bold red-and-black pattern in your closet can be used as your ticket to deals this Halloween holiday.Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
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Instead, Guerra found a raggedy green wig in his closet that reminded him of the fiasco Willy Wonka experience in Scotland that went viral earlier this year.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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Norman Powell stood at his locker, however, and answered questions.Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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In the Boston clubhouse, a crowd of reporters surrounded Buckner’s locker, waiting.Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
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Located upstairs is a huge bedroom that can fit a king size bed and a dresser, and there’s even room for two accent chairs and a side table.Toni Sutton, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Try incorporating a circle mirror above your dresser, or a classic stand-up mirror in the corner of the room.Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Cabinet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cabinet. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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