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Recent Examples of bookcase
Tomlin suggests a three-shelf bookcase, which is available in four colors for less than $30.
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2025
Hanging a mirror over a bookcase or console is another option, especially if that wall faces a window to brighten and enlarge the space.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
But always have a lot to choose from, my TBR pile spans three bookcases.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 4 July 2025
In the basement of my childhood home, one whole wall was covered with them, four side-by-side, floor-to-ceiling bookcases stuffed with novels and biographies and poetry and narrative nonfiction.
—Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2025
Hanging a mirror over a bookcase or console is another option, especially if that wall faces a window to brighten and enlarge the space.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
But always have a lot to choose from, my TBR pile spans three bookcases.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 4 July 2025
In the basement of my childhood home, one whole wall was covered with them, four side-by-side, floor-to-ceiling bookcases stuffed with novels and biographies and poetry and narrative nonfiction.
—Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bookcase
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Sofas, credenzas, bar stools, ottomans, rugs, bookshelves, ceramic knickknacks, floor lamps, table lamps, desk lamps - each week, Westen and his crew made their way through a fictional Miami, and each stop had to be furnished.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
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Decorate coffee tables, credenzas, and dining room tablescapes with one or several of these golden-toned glass hurricanes.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
6 Oct. 2024
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Rarely, people have anaphylactic shock, a medical emergency that causes swelling in the throat, chest pain, and other symptoms.14 Studies show that regularly eating strawberries can lower blood pressure.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
15 July 2025
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Symptoms of pneumonic plague include fever, weakness, headache and rapidly developing pneumonia that leads to shortness of breath, chest pain and coughing.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025
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This simple, smart storage cabinet has four drawers and one cabinet to house your skincare, makeup, towels, hair tools, and extra toilet paper.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 July 2025
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However, Bondi largely seemed to close the door on future revelations at a July 8 cabinet meeting following the memo's release.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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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,
2 Oct. 2024
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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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Nicholas Kent is President Donald Trump's pick to serve as under secretary in the Department of Education.—
Chris Quintana,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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Records show the parcel is one of two adjoining plots of land owned by Machado and his wife, Tammy, who works in the Sheriff’s Office as a legal secretary.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
25 July 2025
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Once the hero of Southern sideboards, trifles have fallen out of favor at Southern dinner parties, sidelined by newer, trendier desserts.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
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Shop storage pieces like this living room sideboard, shoe cabinet, and small console to organize spaces.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
27 June 2025
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Be sure to take advantage of these major markdowns on investment pieces like a bed frame, dresser, area rug, and more.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
3 July 2025
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The Move-In Ministry wouldn’t be able to assist these folks without our donors who have generously given their furniture and household items for redistribution: tables and chairs, living room sets, dressers, end tables and lamps, pots, pans, dishes and silverware.—
Tim Anderson,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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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 30 Jul. 2025.
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