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
Fellow Czech countrymate Marek Alscher tallied his first NHL point on the play, having left the puck for Nosek on the sideboards.
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Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Sweet potato casseroles have remained a constant on Thanksgiving sideboards in the South, but candied yams have fallen to the wayside for many.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 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
Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Sweet potato casseroles have remained a constant on Thanksgiving sideboards in the South, but candied yams have fallen to the wayside for many.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 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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His tapes are stored by genre in dedicated cupboards with closing doors.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Kemp says everything was ransacked, doors were broken, drawers and cupboards pried open, and empty cash boxes were on display.—
Alysia Burgio,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Mason Jar Hanging Garden Mason jars are another household staple that most people already have tucked away in cabinets.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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That said, most bathroom cabinets are a different beast.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Choose hampers with casters that easily glide under countertops or into closets.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Apr. 2026
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Some famous kids have access to closets of couture for their prom, while others opt for the more traditional ruffled tux or fairytale dress.—
Lindy Segal,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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