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closet

[kloz-it] / ˈklɒz ɪt /


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The trio was given carte blanche to design their individual spaces, which include a bathroom, walk-in closet and fireplace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

“My closet is full of winter coats, you know what I mean?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

In addition to checking off my goals, I was also heavily encouraged to shop for my bird’s closet, furnish his apartment, and complete the in-app quests.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

Investigators found that Chavez-DeRemer repeatedly used federal employees for personal errands, including sending her personal aide and executive assistant to her home during the workday to organize her bedroom closet.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

Arlo goes to get his jacket; I gobble down the rest of my food and grab a light jacket from the hall closet.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

“The primary suite is a private retreat featuring a fireplace, secluded deck, dual spa-inspired baths, individual walk-in closets, a Sitting Room, and dedicated massage and salon rooms,” the listing adds.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

By the time the sneaker giants came to their senses, they had already ceded that prime real estate to the unfamiliar, funny-looking products that have invaded our closets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

The primary suite serves as another luxurious retreat, boasting dual walk-in closets and a spa-inspired en suite bathroom.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Each of these artists’ closets is a source of self-expression.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

It was easy enough to find one in her size among the clean uniforms stored in the closets.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

While the country was knocked sideways by the Sept. 11 attacks, I was a closeted kid alone in a new city, and football did something for me that I have never forgotten.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

Part of this may have been an overreaction to pariah status, post-McCarthy, and part of it may have been the sensibility of a closeted gay man.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

The actors spent time forging the kind of intimate charge that could be felt in wordless glances between their closeted characters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

"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

Thupa Inka closeted himself with the local leadership and laid out many inspired ideas for the valley’s betterment, all of which were gratefully endorsed.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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

You haven’t been able to keep up with your regular phone calls because of the pain of closeting yourself.

From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2019

Soon he was closeting himself in his room listening raptly and endlessly to John Gielgud reciting Clarence’s speech from “Richard III,” desperately attempting to obliterate his Jersey accent.

From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2012

“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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