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Recent Examples of bookcase
For this piece specifically, that’s evident in the simple design that can be transformed into a bookcase, media console, and bench, depending on how it’s styled.
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Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 6 June 2025
Homemade bookcases went from floor to ceiling, with albums across the bottom row.
—Rebecca Chace
july 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
To learn a little more about the city during your stay, be sure to drop by the lobby’s sunken living room, where a bookcase of Mexican literature awaits.
—Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 13 July 2025
To ensure a bookcase is never empty, the team has formed partnerships with municipalities, associations, and individuals.
—Meriem Belhiba, Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2025
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Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 6 June 2025
Homemade bookcases went from floor to ceiling, with albums across the bottom row.
—Rebecca Chace
july 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
To learn a little more about the city during your stay, be sure to drop by the lobby’s sunken living room, where a bookcase of Mexican literature awaits.
—Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 13 July 2025
To ensure a bookcase is never empty, the team has formed partnerships with municipalities, associations, and individuals.
—Meriem Belhiba, Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bookcase
Noun
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For example, Carrie positioned an antique mission-style chair next to a mid-century modern credenza.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 July 2025
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The inside feels huge—the living area features a comfy sofa with a credenza that offers storage and can be used as a workspace.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
Noun
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In the video, a man wearing a skull mask and military goggles mounts a camera to his chest and displays his artillery.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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One of the pair holds up a knife to the other’s throat while the other places a placating hand to the other’s chest.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Wildlife officers who responded to the scene the following day documented significant damage to the camper, including a torn screen door, a broken window and a cabinet door ripped from its hinges.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
6 Aug. 2025
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The Israeli military, however, has argued against that plan and, according to media reports, is expected to present some alternatives at Tuesday’s cabinet meeting.—
Ruth Marks Eglash,
FOXNews.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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
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Among the Republican senators who voted to confirm her included then-Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, who is now Trump’s vice president, and then-Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, who is now Trump’s secretary of state.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
3 Aug. 2025
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The federal prosecutor who negotiated the deal, Alex Acosta, became the secretary of Labor in Trump's first administration, but resigned after fallout from a 2018 Miami Herald investigation that revealed Acosta's role in the deal.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Bathroom vanities, which have been adapted from Lulu and Georgia’s top-selling dressers and sideboards, will be joined by towels, hardware, plumbing fixtures, and bath accessories.—
Kaleigh Moore,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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And along the back wall is a two-tone wood sideboard from the 1950s, flanked by quirky wall sconces by ceramist Johanna de Clisson, with metal loops that resemble nose rings.—
Paola Singer,
Architectural Digest,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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These dressers fail to meet STURDY Act safety standards.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 July 2025
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The sale also includes an adjustable standing desk for work-from-home employees and a dresser with lots of storage space.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 July 2025
Noun
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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 21 Aug. 2025.
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