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Recent Examples of alcove
Create a Reading Nook Even the smallest alcove can be transformed with a plush chair, side table, and cozy throw.
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Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2025
Inside the intimate cantina, a curved bar stands at the center of a domed space with alcoves around the edges.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
Sand and silt that settle from floodwaters in places that smaller flows never reach, such as caves or alcoves along the walls of bedrock canyons.
—Ellen Wohl
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
The shelves are also pretty close together, so each aisle feels like its own alcove.
—Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025
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Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2025
Inside the intimate cantina, a curved bar stands at the center of a domed space with alcoves around the edges.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
Sand and silt that settle from floodwaters in places that smaller flows never reach, such as caves or alcoves along the walls of bedrock canyons.
—Ellen Wohl
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
The shelves are also pretty close together, so each aisle feels like its own alcove.
—Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alcove
Noun
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The oceanfront county park has a small, family friendly beach, playgrounds and picnic pavilions.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Other highlights include a pool-view study with a fireplace, and underground garage that houses up to 10 cars, and an ultramodern poolside pavilion suitable as an art studio, home office, or meditation retreat.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Dutch Bros 'controlling this corner,' Uncle Bill's says Dutch Bros was created in 1992 in Grants Pass, Oregon, by brothers Dane and Travis Boersma.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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But with Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ budget around the corner, the fourth quarter could still very much go either way.—
Jordan Butt,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Plan the Right Size Upholstered in a strong pattern—like the cabana stripe in this nook by interior designer MA Allen—a banquette has the presence and surface area to make a major statement.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Oct. 2025
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An adjacent reading nook is outfitted with a teal velvet daybed.—
Leonora Epstein,
Architectural Digest,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Alcove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alcove. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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