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as in retired
to go to one's bed in order to sleep
the campers all bedded down for the night around 9:00 p.m.
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as in embedded
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
a walkway of flagstones firmly bedded in the earth
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Recent Examples of bedded
Capable of spraying, towing, lifting via a CAT 1 3-point system, and hauling, the Max is built to handle tough terrain and heavy loads across orchards, bedded and row crops, and beyond.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
Enjoy twin- or double-bedded Superior Cabins, or go for the ultimate with a gigantic Han Dynasty Suite.
—Eleanor Flagler Hardy, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
The buck stayed bedded in the field for 30 minutes, then rose and took a few steps.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
Then, going for those who are bedded into a club and therefore more likely to play.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
Enjoy twin- or double-bedded Superior Cabins, or go for the ultimate with a gigantic Han Dynasty Suite.
—Eleanor Flagler Hardy, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
The buck stayed bedded in the field for 30 minutes, then rose and took a few steps.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
Then, going for those who are bedded into a club and therefore more likely to play.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedded
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Presburger, who retired last Friday after 35 years of teaching at El Camino Real High, brought about 15,000 pins to Italy for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, requiring three hefty suitcases.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Kovach's appointment as the city's new fire chief comes following the retirement of former chief Jeffrey Tomovcsik, who served as a McKeesport firefighter for more than 20 years and retired late last year.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Analysts at Citi warned that upside pressures remain embedded in the market.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026
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These companies are betting that customers will want agents that are deeply embedded in their ‘systems of record’—where the data actually lives—rather than a generalist agent from OpenAI that sits on top of every system.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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The monks slept under the trees and ate one meal per day.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Turpins usually slept all day and were awake through the night.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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Look for strong sturdy leaves that have a nice shape and that are rooted well in the soil.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
11 Feb. 2026
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Szoboszlai opened the scoring on 74 minutes with a swerving free kick that kissed the inside of the post and left Gianluigi Donnarumma rooted to the spot.—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Savannah Guthrie grew up in Tucson, graduated from the University of Arizona and once worked at a television station in the city, where her parents settled in the 1970s.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Miami responded by giving its starter run support, and Ciscar settled back in for the rest of his outing.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2026
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One put cash onto the ground, authorities said, so when the victim bent over to pick it up a thief switched the bank card lodged into the ATM with a fraudulent one.—
Ryanne Mena,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
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The civil case notwithstanding, the Justice Department lodged new criminal charges against Cherfilus-McCormick and Edwin Cherfilus, who is named as a defendant in the main theft conspiracy count and related money-laundering counts.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2026
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The results revealed subjects who napped had weaker synaptic connections in their brains than those who stayed awake.—
Hunter Boyce,
AJC.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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But a little before that, photographer Poupay Jutharat was on the ground at the Javits Center, sniffing around as the pups prepped, primped, and occasionally napped before go-time.—
Poupay Jutharat,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2026
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This is not the first time Dabouis has turned in questionable scores for Beaudry and Cizeron.—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Lakers turned in a 12-0 run against the back of the Spurs’ bench to bring the score to 117-96 midway through the fourth quarter.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
11 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Bedded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedded. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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