mothballs
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After Warner was elected, she got sweet revenge when she took her purple Halston pantsuit out of mothballs and wore it proudly to a luncheon thrown for her by the Republican ladies.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2022
And it’s very possible that the fullback position, currently headed to the mothballs, will eventually make a comeback.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2022
Growing up, restaurateur Andy Kalish associated two smells with Friday nights: his grandmother's chicken soup and mothballs in his grandfather's closet.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2022
“But honestly, once we were given the green light to come back, we came out of mothballs very quickly ... and then we just drove it to the finish line.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2021
Mrs. O’Reilly yielded a boa reeking of mothballs for the feathers.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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