as in cupboard
a built-in space for storage behind a door homemade jams and pickles are stored in a separate pantry off the kitchen

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Recent Examples of pantry The quickest route to mealtime stress has to be a messy pantry. Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2025 Packed with protein and nutrients from the sesame and edamame, and livened up with ginger, vinegar and chili, the result became a favorite pantry dish that is both simple and satisfying. Laura McLively, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2025 At the Bishop Sullivan Center food pantry, hundreds of low-income families are getting fewer groceries in their monthly pickups after the USDA halted $500 million worth of deliveries to food banks. Arkansas Online, 21 Apr. 2025 Personally, do volunteering at food pantries and several other charities in town. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pantry
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Noun
  • Granted, that includes comedic stints by position players Miguel Rojas and Kiké Hernández, but that only proves how empty the cupboard can get.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
  • According to the outlet, dozens of people managed to exit the shop, while four hid in a cupboard.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Decades ago architects put bedroom closets on the other side of bathrooms.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2025
  • Fireplace tools are a little easier to accommodate, easily fitting into an entry closet, mudroom cabinet, or garage bin until they’re needed again.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2025

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“Pantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pantry. Accessed 12 May. 2025.

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