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Recent Examples of china closet
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.
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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
Thomas Markle had been the classic bull in the china closet in the runup to the 2018 wedding.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
There is a walk-in china closet that would make any tableware collector swoon: its felted floor-to-ceiling shelves store her vast porcelain collection.
—Dana Thomas, ELLE Decor, 14 Dec. 2019
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
Thomas Markle had been the classic bull in the china closet in the runup to the 2018 wedding.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
There is a walk-in china closet that would make any tableware collector swoon: its felted floor-to-ceiling shelves store her vast porcelain collection.
—Dana Thomas, ELLE Decor, 14 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for china closet
Noun
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Symptoms and safety measures Common symptoms of active TB include coughing, chest pains, fever, fatigue and coughing up blood or phlegm.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2025
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Signs and symptoms include a cough that lasts for three weeks or longer, coughing up blood or phlegm, chest pain, weakness, fatigue, weight loss, loss of appetite, fever, chills and night sweats, according to the CDC.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2025
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As for the potential secretary of Health and Human Service, when Republican Senator Steve Daines of Montana asked nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his plans for mifepristone, one of two drugs used to end pregnancies within 70 days, Kennedy said Trump asked him to study the safety of the pill.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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The White House is considering an executive order that would tell the education secretary to slash the department as far as possible and urge Congress to fully terminate it.—
Bianca Vázquez Toness,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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Cleaning out our freezer inspired me to weed our living room bookcase and winnow my closet.—
Danny Heitman,
The Christian Science Monitor,
29 Nov. 2024
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Sign up for our weekly newsletter to get The Dial’s latest stories, interviews, and more great writing in your inbox: Books arrived one by one and often left again, so our little three-shelf bookcase was never overflowing.—
Yásnaya Elena A. Gil (Tr. Ellen Jones),
The Dial,
26 Nov. 2024
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Speaking to reporters at the presidential palace, new Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said the 24-member cabinet would prioritize financial reforms, reconstruction and the implementation of a United Nations resolution seen as a cornerstone to stability on the Lebanese border with Israel.—
Reuters,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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Discover the cabinet color trends experts are watching for 2025.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Feb. 2025
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Its all-you-can-eat brunch buffet takes things to another level.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2025
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That final freak-off never happened, but Nathan says Combs typically enjoyed a buffet of drugs and seemed especially interested in ketamine.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
28 Jan. 2025
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The kitchen, the center of life in the apartment, is in a rustic red that complements the large custom table and the Alicante marble credenza.—
Nicolas Milon,
Architectural Digest,
21 Jan. 2025
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And furniture seems to float off the walls, such as a hovering credenza in the dining room and modular shelving hung on slim metal bars.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
10 Jan. 2025
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Video cameras, headphones and video game consoles would also be impacted.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
5 Feb. 2025
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In the December quarter, Nintendo sold 4.82 million Switch consoles, bringing the total for the current fiscal year to 9.54 million units.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
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This is not as much an acting showcase as a gymnastics routine.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
5 Feb. 2025
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The home’s exterior showcases roofing materials crafted from tiles.—
Bay Area Home Report,
The Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2025
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“China closet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/china%20closet. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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