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Recent Examples of bookcase
This modern bookcase comes in five acrylic color variations to seamlessly blend in with your existing decor.
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Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
Calling this a standard bookcase is an understatement.
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Tanya Sharma,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
Take your book, enter a code on a keypad, and push the bookcase open.
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Carrie Honaker,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 June 2026
Incorporate a strong hue behind the shelves of a bookcase or on an accent chair, then spread the same color to other spaces in small doses—such as pillows, light fixtures, and accessories.
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Gary Thompson,
Midwest Living,
5 June 2026
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Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
Calling this a standard bookcase is an understatement.
—
Tanya Sharma,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
Take your book, enter a code on a keypad, and push the bookcase open.
—
Carrie Honaker,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 June 2026
Incorporate a strong hue behind the shelves of a bookcase or on an accent chair, then spread the same color to other spaces in small doses—such as pillows, light fixtures, and accessories.
—
Gary Thompson,
Midwest Living,
5 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for bookcase
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bookcase
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Mourners beat their chests rhythmically in the intense summer heat, the wails of women cutting through the noise as the body of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was unveiled beneath a glass case at the Grand Mosalla.
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The busboy, Oscar, fantasizes about slathering honey over Kelce's bared chest as he is tied to a pole, leaving him to be eaten by a bear.
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Other quirky details of the ’60s-era file credenza include a lock that can be opened and closed with a coin (a subtle nod to the fact that the company was originally a hardware and lock business).
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Framed family photos and a black ceramic panther sit on the credenza.
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By June 2024, Eisenkot and Gantz withdrew from the emergency war cabinet, citing the absence of an endgame.
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The windowed chef’s kitchen has been nicely renovated — royal-azure cabinets, marble countertops, and some swanky stainless-steel appliances — and flows into a sweet corner breakfast nook with dual exposures.
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While the expiration of the enhanced ACA subsidies at the end of 2025 made insurance more expensive for millions of consumers, the HHS assistant secretary for planning and evaluation report cited efforts to crack down on improper signups.
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Linda McMahon, the Education secretary, pitched the changes as a way to get more help to families of kids with disabilities.
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Made in Poland from heavy mouth-blown, lead-free crystal, this carafe and tumbler set looks beautiful on a bedside table or sideboard.
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Give your favorite serveware and dishware collections a proper home with a dining room sideboard.
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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.
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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.
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Tackle one section of a room at a time—a nightstand, dresser, desk, or medicine cabinet—to help give more structure and direction when working in with lots of stuff.
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While tent sites and RV stays are still part of the mix, many travelers come specifically for the glamping accommodations, which include rustic-chic canvas tents complete with two queen beds, a full-size futon, a coffee table, and a dresser.
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Sony Interactive Entertainment, the largest video game company in the world by direct revenue, will reportedly cease production of physical discs for its formidable library of games for the PlayStation console.
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This will have to do with the design and release of the entire next generation of consoles, and is a potentially industry-changing move unlike anything else on this list.
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“Bookcase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookcase. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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