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closet

[kloz-it] / ˈklɒz ɪt /


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The only place I would have put it was in my coat closet behind my other old wedding dress that I still needed to sell, and it definitely was not there.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

“At least it’s better than a piece of clothing sitting in someone’s closet and not being used at all.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

In the 12th-floor model unit, the steel framework has even been turned into closet shelving.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

There were Roman catacombs with fewer skeletons than those in his closet.

From Slate Jul. 24, 2026

Now his girlfriend looks like she raided a kid’s craft closet, stuck the reject stuff on hooks, and jammed them in her earlobes.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

I spent some of the newfound time poking in drawers, filing cabinets and closets.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

Then there are the two walk-in closets, one of which features a sizable island at its center, ideal for storing accessories.

From MarketWatch Jun. 4, 2026

Thirty years ago L.A. firefighters found children sleeping in closets and babies snoozing in dresser drawers.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

They are cutting back where they feel prices have risen too far—primarily the stuff that fills their closets, living room and garage.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

In the older days, Arab men wore long, flowing robes and cloaks with golden edges, but suits had sneaked into their closets now.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

"I've grown up around this and I've seen it all from my own perspective. I think that's what I'm so proud to see. There was almost a time when you were a closeted Arsenal fan."

From BBC May 28, 2026

“It kind of siphoned all of that pent-up, closeted stuff that you hold back, that you couldn’t freely express,” she said.

From Slate May 4, 2026

As part of his story’s ongoing tragedy, Preston spent much of his life closeted from the reality of his sexual orientation.

From Salon Feb. 20, 2026

"I thought a lot about how difficult it would be to be a closeted pro player."

From Barron's Jan. 15, 2026

“What are you doing with Potter, all these evenings you are closeted together?”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

That there exists so recent and clear an example of purposeful Hollywood closeting helps explain, to a certain extent, how these narratives can take hold.

From Slate Jul. 25, 2019

If nothing else, it’s smarter closeting strategy—people are going to get a lot more suspicious if every time they see him with you, he starts stammering and shoving you out of view.

From Slate Mar. 8, 2016

And because he is closeting up his doubts and fears, his subsequent eruptions into madness, when words abruptly morph into howls, have a harrowing logic.

From New York Times Jun. 5, 2014

“We have no visibility, people are dying, and this whole world is just closeting everything.”

From Washington Post

No more closeting;, she could have one part of Old Chao, Janis and the children another.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen




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