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[kloz-it] / ˈklɒz ɪt /


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The secondary bedroom is a special spot, too, as it’s nestled in a corner of the unit, offering additional sunlight and another walk-in closet.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Mixue squeezed this blueprint into franchised stalls as small as 45 square feet, the size of a walk-in closet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 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

She put them away in her closet and picked up her book on sea turtles again.

From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan

“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

I have full closets I need to go through.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

“It scents closets and laundry rooms,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

“We don’t have closets in this classroom,” Bridge’s teacher said, after clapping his hands for attention.

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead

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

We wanted to be mysterious and be closeted, and Katie was the one who encouraged us not to, and to just be ourselves.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Following a brief stint on the singing competition “Operación Triunfo” three years later, La Cruz was closeted and found his momentum stifled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

At night he closeted himself with Maester Luwin, talking or going over account books.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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

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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