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Recent Examples of vitrine
Intricate—and literally time-consuming—works of moving art of this caliber are seldom seen outside elite museums, where 18th-century exemplars often sit within glass vitrines.
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Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2025
The thistle flower — part of Loro Piana’s coat of arms since 1951 — is featured in a vitrine, in a field of vases.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
The exhibition presents paintings, installations, sculpture, ceramics, and films from several of the university’s departments, including vitrines from the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures.
—Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
The leg of the journey continued up a spiral staircase to a roof deck where guests discovered a key necklace style in a glass vitrine overlooking the East River, its bridges, and Manhattan, truly a death-defying jewelry display.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2025
The thistle flower — part of Loro Piana’s coat of arms since 1951 — is featured in a vitrine, in a field of vases.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
The exhibition presents paintings, installations, sculpture, ceramics, and films from several of the university’s departments, including vitrines from the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures.
—Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
The leg of the journey continued up a spiral staircase to a roof deck where guests discovered a key necklace style in a glass vitrine overlooking the East River, its bridges, and Manhattan, truly a death-defying jewelry display.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vitrine
Noun
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These same individuals are instrumental in assisting Nell in explaining her mother’s behavior and a mysterious birth certificate for Evie found in a copy of Jane Eyre in their mother’s bookcase.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026
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Blind Date Books have become a creative way to weed one’s home bookcase and give a recycled gift.—
Jess deCourcy Hinds
February 13,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 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
Noun
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Trinidad ran away but was found later hiding in a cabinet in a home nearby, according to authorities.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
25 Feb. 2026
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Most of the changes to the home were made to meet the fire marshal standards, such as self-closing fire doors, emergency lighting and locking cabinets and drawers to protect memory care patients.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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He’d been diagnosed with a serious type of hernia that was causing his stomach to bulge into his chest through his diaphragm, according to court records.—
Amber Gaudet
Updated February 20,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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An annual chest X-ray — or better yet, low-dose CT scan — is favored as a screening tool by some providers and in some situations.—
Mark Ryan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Sullivan said budget estimates show the district could save about $208,000 a day by furloughing district-level administrators, $370,000 by furloughing principals and assistant principals and $101,000 a day by furloughing district secretaries.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Feb. 2026
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If minutes are not overdone, secretaries should be able to participate in deliberations and promptly have draft minutes available for member review to comply with Civil Code Section 4950(a).—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Here, these accent pieces are paired with a more modern sideboard, balancing out the old with the new.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
17 Feb. 2026
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White as a Sunday glove, coconut is the doyenne of Southern layer cakes, a masterpiece of home cookery that has crowned dining room sideboards for more than a hundred years.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 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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Make room on the buffet for this pasta salad that is proof that bacon and ranch will always belong together.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
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Paiza residents, however, would do well to make full use of the Paiza Sky Residence, where a rotating cast of sumptuous buffets, indulgent high tea,s and free-flowing cocktails await.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Vitrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vitrine. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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