cubbyholes

plural of cubbyhole

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Noun
  • Instead of stripping your skin, the new technology does the opposite, cramming nourishers and moisturizing ingredients into microscopic nano-size droplets that nudge themselves into the nooks and crannies of your skin.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The in-game map also purposefully obscures some of the game's secret nooks and crannies, which can only be found with careful observation (or a handy walkthrough).
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Instead of stripping your skin, the new technology does the opposite, cramming nourishers and moisturizing ingredients into microscopic nano-size droplets that nudge themselves into the nooks and crannies of your skin.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • In between the two bars are seating nooks with leopard-print chairs and couches, as well as glass tables with gold legs that look like leafy plants.
    Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The sharp, but flexible point allows for drawing fluid, sweeping lines, but also honing in on the tiniest details, like tracing the very inner corners of your lash lines or shaping the upward flick of a cat eye.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Her ability to see around corners and pivot when necessary kept her ahead of the competition.
    Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Inside the intimate cantina, a curved bar stands at the center of a domed space with alcoves around the edges.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Sand and silt that settle from floodwaters in places that smaller flows never reach, such as caves or alcoves along the walls of bedrock canyons.
    Ellen Wohl August 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Coffee shops have become makeshift cubicles for the remote-worker class.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The number of women’s toilets and cubicles still desperately needs increasing.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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