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Recent Examples of bookcase
Stack books horizontally on a tall, floating bookcase.
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2025
Everything in the room was padded with styrofoam, save the one bookcase where Eisenberg filmed most of his parts.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
Choose a large statement piece such as a tall bookcase or an intricate vertical mirror to draw the eye up.
—Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
Bonnie Durben’s detailed prop design includes at last 3 representations of Cygnet’s signature swan in wall art and bookcase sculptures.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2025
Everything in the room was padded with styrofoam, save the one bookcase where Eisenberg filmed most of his parts.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
Choose a large statement piece such as a tall bookcase or an intricate vertical mirror to draw the eye up.
—Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
Bonnie Durben’s detailed prop design includes at last 3 representations of Cygnet’s signature swan in wall art and bookcase sculptures.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bookcase
Noun
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For example, women are more likely to have chest tightness as a symptom, which may be misdiagnosed as a sign of anxiety.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
13 Feb. 2026
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Ghalazanjiri was shot in the chest by a sniper bullet and died on the spot.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Best for Small Spaces Burrow’s sleek Totem credenza is a welcome addition to small living rooms.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
21 Jan. 2026
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Avoid blocking windows with tall furniture; a low-profile credenza or shelf might be a better choice than a wardrobe.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Jan. 2026
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Find out why pros in particular are majorly drawn to honey oak cabinets and other accents for 2026 and get their best tips for how to best incorporate it into your home.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
10 Feb. 2026
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The curio cabinets are empty of their curiosities.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
10 Feb. 2026
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The visit by Ali Larijani, a former Iranian parliament speaker who now serves as the secretary to the country's Supreme National Security Council, likely focused on what comes next after the initial round of indirect talks held last week in Muscat with the Americans.—
JON GAMBRELL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Democrat Joe Biden won Georgia by about 11,800 votes in an election overseen by a Republican secretary of state and certified by a Republican governor.—
Kate Brumback,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Shoppers love how this sideboard from Kelly Clarkson Home has many uses, including a TV stand and at-home bar.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Feb. 2026
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Casegoods When thrifting for pieces including sideboards, hutches, consoles, and desks, Rath will first make sure to determine whether the item meets a few key criteria.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
29 Jan. 2026
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For many of us, stemmed crystal sparkled under the dimmed light of a breakfront while a collection of coffee mugs were stacked gingerly on top of each other in a shuttered cabinet.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
6 Aug. 2025
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Tucked between a George II mahogany breakfront secretaire bookcase and a series of manuscript and watercolor maps showing the waterways of Venice, Clausen found a type of antiquated nautical map known as a portolan chart.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Oct. 2023
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The challenge is that a lot of bedrooms today are quite small — just room enough for a bed, dresser and chair.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Adams found the dresser on the side of the road near her apartment.—
Lina Abascal,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Servidors are massive and must be kept in a storage unit, but many other items are in the china closet, to the chagrin of Mr. Lepore’s mother, Virginia.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2023
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My china closet is peopled with memories, but only for me.—
Jessica Hornik,
National Review,
31 Mar. 2022
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“Bookcase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookcase. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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