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Recent Examples of bookcase
Floating Shelves Instead of housing a bulky bookcase that takes up valuable floor space, consider installing floating shelves.
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Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 9 Mar. 2026
At the time, a bamboo armchair sold for $39, and a matching bookcase sold for $79.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026
Milano in April, Tamura will showcase the new Ryo bookcase for Porro.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026
Concealed behind a rotating bookcase is a hidden room.
—Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2026
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Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 9 Mar. 2026
At the time, a bamboo armchair sold for $39, and a matching bookcase sold for $79.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026
Milano in April, Tamura will showcase the new Ryo bookcase for Porro.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026
Concealed behind a rotating bookcase is a hidden room.
—Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bookcase
Noun
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Jaden Pierre was shot in the chest inside the Nautilus Playground at Roy Wilkins Park on Thursday, cops said.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Another girl, Donna Jo, apparently naked on a back-yard lawn, holds several small, round pieces of fruit, still on their leafy branch, clasped to her chest like a trophy.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Among other documents released was an image from Epstein’s home showing a series of photographs along a credenza and in drawers.—
Collin Binkley,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Among other documents released was an image from Epstein’s home showing a series of photographs along a credenza and in drawers.—
Collin Binkley,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Meyer served in Mandela’s cabinet as constitutional development minister from 1994 to 1996.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The cabinets that hold the AEDs will also soon contain Narcan for opioid emergencies and Stop the Bleed kits.—
Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In 2006, after successive defeats in state and national elections, he was appointed the party’s propaganda secretary, a key role that helps determine the party’s public outlook and messaging.—
Andrew Pereira,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 Apr. 2026
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But Trump’s transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, did indicate an openness to airline mergers in a CNBC interview earlier this month.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Skip the bulky sideboard in favor of a slim console, and hang a mirror to double the sense of space (and candlelight).—
Kathryn O'Shea-Evans,
Architectural Digest,
16 Apr. 2026
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Fellow Czech countrymate Marek Alscher tallied his first NHL point on the play, having left the puck for Nosek on the sideboards.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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,
6 Aug. 2025
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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
Noun
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That’s the fridge near the door, the dresser on the right.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
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The only out-of-order issue at hand is the queen consort’s dresser becoming so involved with some sort of enforcement.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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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 22 Apr. 2026.
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