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Recent Examples of refectory table
As many calories as this team burns, the menu here runs to a high-volume midday meal of proteins and starches served family-style at the refectory table in the back.
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Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2022
The seven bedrooms are augmented by snugs and drawing rooms while a pantry with a refectory table provides breakfasts, as well as private lunches and dinners on request and minibars.
—Sarah Turner, Forbes, 28 May 2021
The dining room table is a dark oak refectory table.
—Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2020
Petals were scattered among gigantic candlesticks on the thirty-foot linen runner covering the immense refectory table; each of us was attended by a footman dressed as a hooded monk.
—Maureen Orth, Town & Country, 11 Jan. 2013
Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2022
The seven bedrooms are augmented by snugs and drawing rooms while a pantry with a refectory table provides breakfasts, as well as private lunches and dinners on request and minibars.
—Sarah Turner, Forbes, 28 May 2021
The dining room table is a dark oak refectory table.
—Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2020
Petals were scattered among gigantic candlesticks on the thirty-foot linen runner covering the immense refectory table; each of us was attended by a footman dressed as a hooded monk.
—Maureen Orth, Town & Country, 11 Jan. 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refectory table
Noun
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Use a wood trunk as a coffee table for drinks and treats and double as a decorative surface for displaying pumpkins, candles, and other fall elements.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
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As its name implies, this coffee table book is full of autumnal photography.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The desks get pushed together and pulled apart to become cars, tea tables, dance floors.—
Constance Grady,
Vox,
7 Mar. 2025
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In the end, Waggener’s good taste will set the Maybach tea table.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes,
16 Aug. 2024
Noun
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Miran has already uttered the unthinkable about dollar dominance and done the unthinkable by serving as an executive branch loyalist on the Fed board.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Effective boards also ensure the CEO, management team and workforce have the technological competence to execute the company’s AI agenda.—
John M. Bremen,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Refectory table.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refectory%20table. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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