as in cupboards
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 pantries
Based in Fort Worth, the Tarrant Area Food Bank provides food to dozens of pantries across 13 North Texas counties.
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Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2025
Ingredient-based recalls like this one can be easy to overlook, especially when products have long shelf lives and sit in pantries for months.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Some products are classified as high-risk weeks after being pulled, while others may still be sitting in household pantries and refrigerators.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Walk-in pantries, wine refrigerators, and butler’s kitchens for catering services further enhance functionality.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Evangelical Crusade Christian Church in the Flatbush neighborhood has served as a sanctuary for Haitian immigrants for at least five decades, providing a range of services, including food pantries, wellness events and legal assistance.
—Fredlyn Pierre Louis, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2025
The food is then distributed to communities through food pantries and similar programs at no additional cost.
—Natalie Venegas, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
The California Association of Food Banks’ 41-member network — which supports more than 6,000 churches, soup kitchens, schools, and pantries that distribute food — is providing groceries to more than 6 million Californians each month.
—Lisa De La Cruz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
The $360,000 award will help the Naperville organization invest in equipment to increase crop yields and reduce food production costs and help the group supply fresh produce to local food pantries, a news release said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2025
Ingredient-based recalls like this one can be easy to overlook, especially when products have long shelf lives and sit in pantries for months.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Some products are classified as high-risk weeks after being pulled, while others may still be sitting in household pantries and refrigerators.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Walk-in pantries, wine refrigerators, and butler’s kitchens for catering services further enhance functionality.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Evangelical Crusade Christian Church in the Flatbush neighborhood has served as a sanctuary for Haitian immigrants for at least five decades, providing a range of services, including food pantries, wellness events and legal assistance.
—Fredlyn Pierre Louis, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2025
The food is then distributed to communities through food pantries and similar programs at no additional cost.
—Natalie Venegas, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
The California Association of Food Banks’ 41-member network — which supports more than 6,000 churches, soup kitchens, schools, and pantries that distribute food — is providing groceries to more than 6 million Californians each month.
—Lisa De La Cruz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
The $360,000 award will help the Naperville organization invest in equipment to increase crop yields and reduce food production costs and help the group supply fresh produce to local food pantries, a news release said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Pantries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pantries. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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