as in couch
a long upholstered piece of furniture designed for several sitters
whenever I stayed over at their house I usually slept on the divan in the living room
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Recent Examples of divan
The divan’s red floral cover dominates the composition, setting off the tangle of thick black outlines and shadows defining her recumbent body.
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Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
The interior includes a side-facing divan, which passengers can convert into a bed.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2024
Three interior layouts will be available: executive, dual club, and divan.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2024
In the living room, curtains in yellows, pinks, and reds reminiscent of early autumn hung above a divan dressed with striped lumbar and couch pillows which gallerist Alex Tieghi-Walker would later cover himself with, as his version of being dressed in Le Réunion clothing.
—Maria Geyman, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2023
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Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
The interior includes a side-facing divan, which passengers can convert into a bed.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2024
Three interior layouts will be available: executive, dual club, and divan.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2024
In the living room, curtains in yellows, pinks, and reds reminiscent of early autumn hung above a divan dressed with striped lumbar and couch pillows which gallerist Alex Tieghi-Walker would later cover himself with, as his version of being dressed in Le Réunion clothing.
—Maria Geyman, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for divan
Noun
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We’re seated on a lush couch in his publicist’s office in the Lower East Side, a few days after the album dropped.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
19 June 2025
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During the interrogation, the unfazed pup just lay on the couch and occasionally rolled onto his back to stretch out.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Bellini, a pioneer of the modular sofa system and icons like the Camaleonda, originally created the Amanta for C&B Italia.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
19 June 2025
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Grampy only had a one-bedroom apartment attached to the restaurant, so Matheson and his siblings would sleep on the banquettes on summer and holiday visits while his parents crashed on a pull-out sofa in the diner’s office.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
19 June 2025
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“Divan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divan. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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