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Recent Examples of bookcase
And don’t forget to ask your server to show the hidden door behind the bookcase which leads to a historical conference room.
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Sherrie Nachman, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The club even hosted the first branch of the Pacific Beach Library — in 1914 — when the members were gifted multiple bookcases filled with books, followed by even more book donations.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Treasures include antique oil paintings on old easels, silver teapots, bookcases, four-post beds, Persian rugs, fainting sofas, rattan porch chairs, and a smattering of estate accessories, from jewelry to furs, hats to small accouterments.
—Jenny Adams, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
Also available in an alabaster and light honey finish, this bookcase would pair well with the coffee table above.
—Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2025
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Sherrie Nachman, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The club even hosted the first branch of the Pacific Beach Library — in 1914 — when the members were gifted multiple bookcases filled with books, followed by even more book donations.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Treasures include antique oil paintings on old easels, silver teapots, bookcases, four-post beds, Persian rugs, fainting sofas, rattan porch chairs, and a smattering of estate accessories, from jewelry to furs, hats to small accouterments.
—Jenny Adams, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
Also available in an alabaster and light honey finish, this bookcase would pair well with the coffee table above.
—Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bookcase
Noun
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Valery Madelyn Resin Easter Bunny Figurines Add these distressed resin bunny figurines to coffee tables, credenzas, and dining room tables.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Long relegated to dining rooms and underutilized walls, these storage cabinets (alternately referred to as credenzas or buffet tables) are having a moment.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Exposure to ozone pollution can cause asthma attacks and chest pain in the short term.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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Carroll ate an entire pizza by himself while watching football and started to feel chest pains again.—
Gretchen Eichenberg,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Folk Painting Many cultures have a folk painting tradition used to embellish furniture, cabinets, trim, and more.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Apr. 2025
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Doing an entire load of dishes, sweeping and cleaning floors, and wiping down cabinets, countertops, and tables are all tasks that involve a lot of time, much more than one minute.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
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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,
2 Oct. 2024
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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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Linda McMahon, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, said the federal government will resume involuntary collections for borrowers in default on May 5.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, is the most obvious candidate.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Apr. 2025
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For the same reason, dining furniture can also be tough to sell—particularly full sets (think: a dining table, chairs, sideboard buffets, and display cabinets).—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Apr. 2025
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On the grand stair landing, a pair of Jules Heumann chairs faces a Brutalist wall-hung sideboard by Paul Evans.—
Dana Thomas,
Architectural Digest,
15 Apr. 2025
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Original price: $689 Add a mid-century modern look to your bedroom with this Yarber six-drawer double dresser.—
Christopher Murray,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Clean off nightstands, dressers, bookcases, side tables, beds, chairs, and floors.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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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 2 May. 2025.
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