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Recent Examples of bookcase
Blind Date Books have become a creative way to weed one’s home bookcase and give a recycled gift.
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Jess Decourcy Hinds
february 13, Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
The Phantom Menace Bring the galaxy far, far away into your home (and onto your desk or bookcase) by reuniting six of the main characters of The Phantom Menace with this 732-piece set.
—Brittany Anas, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Feb. 2026
Opt for a bookcase with multiple tiers accompanied by mini cabinets for extra storage.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2026
Golden Dogwood Artificial Fall Arrangement Natural Wood Bookcase Create a space to store decor and books with this spacious bookcase that has five shelves and is made from sturdy wood.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
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Jess Decourcy Hinds
february 13, Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
The Phantom Menace Bring the galaxy far, far away into your home (and onto your desk or bookcase) by reuniting six of the main characters of The Phantom Menace with this 732-piece set.
—Brittany Anas, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Feb. 2026
Opt for a bookcase with multiple tiers accompanied by mini cabinets for extra storage.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2026
Golden Dogwood Artificial Fall Arrangement Natural Wood Bookcase Create a space to store decor and books with this spacious bookcase that has five shelves and is made from sturdy wood.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bookcase
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As the driver took off, the frantic mother carried her son back inside the hospital, where teams of doctors performed chest compressions and other rescue efforts, but failed to save him.—
Dave Carlin,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Members of the Seattle Seahawks’ front office can puff out their chests this offseason, knowing other teams will be dissecting their roster-building approach in an attempt to replicate it.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Best for Small Spaces Burrow’s sleek Totem credenza is a welcome addition to small living rooms.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
21 Jan. 2026
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Avoid blocking windows with tall furniture; a low-profile credenza or shelf might be a better choice than a wardrobe.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Jan. 2026
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Kitchen trends come and go, but some cabinet colors have a way of anchoring your kitchen firmly in the past.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Mar. 2026
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When Iranians elected a reformist president, Mohammed Khatami, in 1997, Khamenei hamstrung him by jailing cabinet ministers and shuttering friendly newspapers.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
10 Mar. 2026
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The group chat, which has been widely condemned, included Valdes, the secretary of the Miami-Dade GOP and the former College Republicans recruitment chair.—
Claire Heddles,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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Attorneys believe the guard's mother was secretary or treasurer at Farragut at the time.—
Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Scroll on for more Outlet finds, including a $25 side table, a half-off sideboard, a $16 set of storage baskets, and a cooling comforter under $100.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2026
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No Southern holiday is truly complete without a pretty punch on the sideboard.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
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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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Worn Clothing Do not fill your dresser drawers with garments that have seen better days to the point that they're torn or stained.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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In season four, Eric’s haunted by guilt, and SternTao employee Sweetpea spots the cuff links on Eric’s hotel-room dresser.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 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 12 Mar. 2026.
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