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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, 2 Oct. 2024
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, 2 Oct. 2024
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
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Works on display include iconic pieces by bygone designers, among them a bookcase by Ico Parisi, and a cabinet originally designed by Gio Ponti and later revamped by Piero Fornasetti features green lacquer and black malachite, as well as Sottsass’ Sun carpet.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
26 May 2025
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Make sure any furniture, bookcases, coffee tables and the items on them are properly secured or moved.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Case Pieces Traditional case pieces, such as sideboards, china cabinets, and credenzas, can still look beautiful in today's dining rooms, explains Ashley DeLapp.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
22 May 2025
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The new colorway features a luxurious, jewel-toned green perfect for layering personality into everything from your dining room table to your credenza.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Apr. 2025
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No other words were exchanged before Mackey shot Robertson in the chest, the witness said, according to the arrest warrant.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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The man targeted still has bullet bits lodged in his chest, Brown said.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Constructed in collaboration with Medina for the show, the cabinet becomes a metaphor for body and mind—a container for memory, for emotional sediment, for the trace elements of being.—
Nargess Banks,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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The kitchenette comes with a stove, a sink, and cabinets to store your kitchen essentials.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Case Pieces Traditional case pieces, such as sideboards, china cabinets, and credenzas, can still look beautiful in today's dining rooms, explains Ashley DeLapp.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
22 May 2025
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Furniture came over time — an Indian metal table from Perry’s family in Trinidad, a neo-Classical mahogany sideboard from Antigua, a desk once owned by Marcus Garvey, an oil painting by the Cuban artist Roberto Fabelo.—
Isabel Wilkinson Schor,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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During the ceremony, Jerry Miranda, secretary of the Fleet Reserve Association Branch 70, read the names of local veterans who have died within the past year.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
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The sheer complexity of a deal, which will take years to complete and require multiagency input, forced Trump’s first treasury secretary to shelve their sale, and experts believe the same hurdles pose significant challenges this time around, too.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
26 May 2025
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After the ceremony, the newlyweds treated their guests to the tastes of Israel with a buffet filled with tempting local delicacies.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
31 May 2025
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An inspector found that the restaurant had been operating a self-service buffet without the approval of the county.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2025
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Officers saw a rifle in the front passenger seat of the van and found an AR-15-style pistol in the center console area, according to the warrants.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2025
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While console makers routinely ban players and consoles from online play and services, remotely bricking a game console's offline capabilities for EULA violations seems exceedingly rare in practice.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2025
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“Breakfront.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breakfront. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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