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Recent Examples of breakfront
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.
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Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025
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
The kitchen has a white-and-blue patterned ceramic tile floor, with a La Cornue range against one wall and a glass breakfront with wood trim against another.
—New York Times, 26 Jan. 2022
The breakfront cabinet is set against a wall of antique mirror panels, and the ceiling wallcovering is by Wolf Gordon.
—Bebe Howorth, ELLE Decor, 16 Apr. 2021
There was no room for my mother’s bird’s-eye breakfront, her turn-of-the-century chairs.
—Lizzie Skurnick, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
Behind the dining room table is more of Offaim’s collection of glasses and pottery, stored in golden yellow cabinets that serve as a kind of casual breakfront, with olive green wainscotting set between the upper and lower cabinets.
—Jessica Steinberg, Bon Appetit, 8 June 2018
The order included a mahogany table, sideboard, breakfront, and 10 chairs.
—Emily Price, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2018
The complaint follows rumors that Donald Trump is considering removing Carson after a series of embarrassments, including the $31,000 dining set, which included a baller breakfront china cabinet.
—Stephen A. Crockett Jr., The Root, 20 Mar. 2018
Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025
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
The kitchen has a white-and-blue patterned ceramic tile floor, with a La Cornue range against one wall and a glass breakfront with wood trim against another.
—New York Times, 26 Jan. 2022
The breakfront cabinet is set against a wall of antique mirror panels, and the ceiling wallcovering is by Wolf Gordon.
—Bebe Howorth, ELLE Decor, 16 Apr. 2021
There was no room for my mother’s bird’s-eye breakfront, her turn-of-the-century chairs.
—Lizzie Skurnick, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
Behind the dining room table is more of Offaim’s collection of glasses and pottery, stored in golden yellow cabinets that serve as a kind of casual breakfront, with olive green wainscotting set between the upper and lower cabinets.
—Jessica Steinberg, Bon Appetit, 8 June 2018
The order included a mahogany table, sideboard, breakfront, and 10 chairs.
—Emily Price, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2018
The complaint follows rumors that Donald Trump is considering removing Carson after a series of embarrassments, including the $31,000 dining set, which included a baller breakfront china cabinet.
—Stephen A. Crockett Jr., The Root, 20 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breakfront
Noun
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Soon, folks in Alabama will have the joy of loading up on Swedish meatballs before assembling a BILLY bookcase and a STORKLINTA storage unit.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
12 Aug. 2025
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The novel was hidden away in a bookcase filled with otherwise unremarkable works and is one of only 1,500 copies initially printed upon the book’s release almost 90 years ago.—
India Brown,
Robb Report,
5 Aug. 2025
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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But at least Shagan got a teenager to shoot him in the chest.—
Jack King,
Vulture,
21 Aug. 2025
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To nail down our leaders of the pack, testers paid close attention to the minimizer bras’ fit, comfort, support, and of course, effectiveness in minimizing the appearance of their chests.—
Claire Harmeyer,
People.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Lee this week ordered his cabinet to prepare a partial step-by-step implementation of existing agreements with North Korea, and South Korea has begun removing loudspeakers that had been blaring anti-North Korea broadcasts along the border.—
Joyce Lee,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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However, Abbas doubted that Olmert was speaking on behalf of Israel, or even his own government, given that most members of his cabinet reportedly opposed his proposal.—
Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
20 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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The secretary in recent months met with Coast Guard leaders and crews in visits to several Coast Guard stations, cutters and maritime security units.—
Gidget Fuentes,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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The new proposal clarifies that the secretary would not expel organizations for exercising their First Amendment rights.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Expect a buffet, mimosas and plenty of opportunities to connect.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Aug. 2025
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Governor Dan Patrick's buffet of red-meat priorities.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In addition to the drop in median playtime on consoles for Madden, a key property, the company faces a slowdown in growth of microtransactions revenue across its games.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Cerise red fabric on the doors, dash and seat backs Garnet: A red boucle fabric for arm rests, center console and instrument panel.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Breakfront.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breakfront. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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