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Recent Examples of refectory table
As many calories as this team burns, the menu here runs to a high-volume midday meal of proteins and starches served family-style at the refectory table in the back.
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Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2022
The seven bedrooms are augmented by snugs and drawing rooms while a pantry with a refectory table provides breakfasts, as well as private lunches and dinners on request and minibars.
—Sarah Turner, Forbes, 28 May 2021
The dining room table is a dark oak refectory table.
—Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2020
Petals were scattered among gigantic candlesticks on the thirty-foot linen runner covering the immense refectory table; each of us was attended by a footman dressed as a hooded monk.
—Maureen Orth, Town & Country, 11 Jan. 2013
Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2022
The seven bedrooms are augmented by snugs and drawing rooms while a pantry with a refectory table provides breakfasts, as well as private lunches and dinners on request and minibars.
—Sarah Turner, Forbes, 28 May 2021
The dining room table is a dark oak refectory table.
—Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2020
Petals were scattered among gigantic candlesticks on the thirty-foot linen runner covering the immense refectory table; each of us was attended by a footman dressed as a hooded monk.
—Maureen Orth, Town & Country, 11 Jan. 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refectory table
Noun
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When the sun sets, guests will tote their cushions inside for a friendly card game around the coffee table.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
10 Sep. 2025
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This sectional has an ottoman to kick your feet up on (instead of on the coffee table).—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The desks get pushed together and pulled apart to become cars, tea tables, dance floors.—
Constance Grady,
Vox,
7 Mar. 2025
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In the end, Waggener’s good taste will set the Maybach tea table.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes,
16 Aug. 2024
Noun
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John Nance, an aviation analyst for ABC News, said the technology played a crucial role in saving the aircraft and the four people on board.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Art Bar, one of several on board, became our preferred gathering place, framed by striking sculptures, each carved from a different Italian stone, where meaningful conversations—about books, about travel—flowed naturally.—
Amanda Eyre Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Refectory table.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refectory%20table. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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