bookcase

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Recent Examples of bookcase To learn a little more about the city during your stay, be sure to drop by the lobby’s sunken living room, where a bookcase of Mexican literature awaits. Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 13 July 2025 To ensure a bookcase is never empty, the team has formed partnerships with municipalities, associations, and individuals. Meriem Belhiba, Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2025 Reach recommends adding wicker or rattan peel-and-stick wallpaper to furniture, such as the back of a bookcase. Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2025 Tomlin suggests a three-shelf bookcase, which is available in four colors for less than $30. Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bookcase
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bookcase
Noun
  • Sofas, credenzas, bar stools, ottomans, rugs, bookshelves, ceramic knickknacks, floor lamps, table lamps, desk lamps - each week, Westen and his crew made their way through a fictional Miami, and each stop had to be furnished.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
  • Decorate coffee tables, credenzas, and dining room tablescapes with one or several of these golden-toned glass hurricanes.
    Ali Faccenda, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Four teenagers were injured, most severe being a 14-year-old male who sustained a gunshot wound to the chest and is listed in critical condition, according to police.
    Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
  • Bey wore a gold sequined bodysuit with sheer chest panelling, cinched at the waist and which fell into fringed glittery chaps.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 27 July 2025
Noun
  • This simple, smart storage cabinet has four drawers and one cabinet to house your skincare, makeup, towels, hair tools, and extra toilet paper.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2025
  • However, Bondi largely seemed to close the door on future revelations at a July 8 cabinet meeting following the memo's release.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • 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, 2 Oct. 2024
  • 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
Noun
  • Nicholas Kent is President Donald Trump's pick to serve as under secretary in the Department of Education.
    Chris Quintana, USA Today, 26 July 2025
  • Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Homeland Security, confirmed Yang’s deportation in a statement to CNN.
    Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • Once the hero of Southern sideboards, trifles have fallen out of favor at Southern dinner parties, sidelined by newer, trendier desserts.
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
  • Shop storage pieces like this living room sideboard, shoe cabinet, and small console to organize spaces.
    Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Be sure to take advantage of these major markdowns on investment pieces like a bed frame, dresser, area rug, and more.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 3 July 2025
  • The Move-In Ministry wouldn’t be able to assist these folks without our donors who have generously given their furniture and household items for redistribution: tables and chairs, living room sets, dressers, end tables and lamps, pots, pans, dishes and silverware.
    Tim Anderson, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 7 Aug. 2025.

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