as in cupboards
a storage case typically having doors and shelves
all of the silverware was kept in the sideboard
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Recent Examples of sideboards
Light and airy chiffon cakes have been gracing Southern sideboards since the 1920s, and this is our Test Kitchen's latest iteration of the vintage confection.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
Fellow Czech countrymate Marek Alscher tallied his first NHL point on the play, having left the puck for Nosek on the sideboards.
—Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Moving furniture, especially large pieces like sofas, sideboards, and beds, is noisy.
—Nomita Vaish-Taylor, The Spruce, 23 Feb. 2026
Ahead are more of Wayfair’s multi-functional sideboards that bring storage and style to any room.
—Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2026
Plus, the sale also includes cabinets and sideboards that can be used in bathrooms, hallways, or living rooms.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
The River Hawks moved ahead, 2-1, seven minutes into the period when Abram Wiebe threw an off-balance shot at the net from high on the left sideboards.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
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
The Times devotes most of its word count naming the people who pop into photos that Epstein kept framed on sideboards around the mansion.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 5 Aug. 2025
Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
Fellow Czech countrymate Marek Alscher tallied his first NHL point on the play, having left the puck for Nosek on the sideboards.
—Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Moving furniture, especially large pieces like sofas, sideboards, and beds, is noisy.
—Nomita Vaish-Taylor, The Spruce, 23 Feb. 2026
Ahead are more of Wayfair’s multi-functional sideboards that bring storage and style to any room.
—Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2026
Plus, the sale also includes cabinets and sideboards that can be used in bathrooms, hallways, or living rooms.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
The River Hawks moved ahead, 2-1, seven minutes into the period when Abram Wiebe threw an off-balance shot at the net from high on the left sideboards.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
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
The Times devotes most of its word count naming the people who pop into photos that Epstein kept framed on sideboards around the mansion.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sideboards
Noun
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Stand mixers with plastic bodies tend to be lighter-weight and easier to take in and out of cupboards.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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His tapes are stored by genre in dedicated cupboards with closing doors.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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So, melamine pieces should definitely be in your cabinets.—
Carly Totten,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Apr. 2026
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The primary bathroom includes dual vanities, a soaking tub, a custom stone and wood shower and two walk-in closets with glass display cabinets.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The lower level provides flexible additional space with custom storage and cedar closets.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
2 May 2026
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On the second floor is the primary bedrooms suite with two walk-in closets, one and a half bathrooms and a fireplace.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
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Padres players arrived in the visitor’s clubhouse at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú on Saturday to find brown T-shirts hanging in their lockers.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The roughly thirty-pound latex belly that Harbour wore to give Floyd extra heft is on full display in the show’s final episode, when Floyd and Clark strip down to their boxer briefs and dance by the pool lockers in a kind of tête-à-tête disco.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Sideboards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sideboards. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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