1
as in sleeping
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 lodging
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 bedding
Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025
Because of the rising trend, more and more hotels are offering sleep-specific packages with special mattresses, bedding, temperature and lighting.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Maggie Horton, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
According to one Tennessean article, four semi-trailers full of supplies, including bedding, appliances and more than 700 food boxes that could each feed a family of four for a week, were on stand-by from the Church of Christ Disaster Relief Effort in Nashville the day before the storm.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Our team sleeps on the bedding for at least one month, and in some cases years.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025
Because of the rising trend, more and more hotels are offering sleep-specific packages with special mattresses, bedding, temperature and lighting.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
Luckily, Amazon has no shortage of fall-ready home décor and bedding on sale during its Labor Day sale.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
According to one Tennessean article, four semi-trailers full of supplies, including bedding, appliances and more than 700 food boxes that could each feed a family of four for a week, were on stand-by from the Church of Christ Disaster Relief Effort in Nashville the day before the storm.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedding
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One of my clearest memories from the early 1970s is visiting relatives and sleeping on a pull-out couch in their library.—
Literary Hub
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Mafi found the medium-firm mattress to be comfortable and supportive not only for sleeping, but when sitting near the head of the bed to read as well.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
4 Sep. 2025
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Instead, Salt Typhoon targeted telecom carriers, government systems, transportation hubs, lodging networks and even military infrastructure.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Blood clots that develop can travel through the veins, lodging in the heart or lungs, leading to death.—
Jessica Van Egeren,
jsonline.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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How Gen Xers’ accounts are doing Of the million-dollar-plus accounts, the majority (346,000) belonged to Gen Xers, the generation of people who will start retiring within the next decade.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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Conway is a third-generation firefighter who was with the Milwaukee Fire Department for more than 30 years, retiring as the department's assistant chief of operations in 2012.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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By rooting the fair in a city with deep but underrecognized Black cultural traditions, the Bacons have shifted national attention toward the Midwest.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
30 Aug. 2025
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Since Patrick joined the Chiefs, Brittany (and their kids) have been rooting him on.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The camera then pans to the feline napping in their dog Gunny's bed—not in Emmie the bull dog's spot, but in the Labrador retriever's comfy haven.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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Dog-napping bad boyfriend Lex Luthor.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
9 Aug. 2025
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By embedding traceability into every layer of operations, companies meet regulatory demands and build consumer trust in an increasingly competitive market.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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Amazon is also prototyping AI smart glasses that will guide its delivery drivers on the road, embedding a small screen in their field of vision [Yahoo Finance, 2025].—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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So much for the dawn of a new New England era, with no-nonsense Mike Vrabel as head coach and Josh McDaniels settling in as the new/old offensive coordinator.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Solomon had retired from a career in law enforcement, and was settling into a new routine, making time for exercise and hobbies, such as splitting wood on his farm.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
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My Indian grandmother is turning in her grave.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
26 Aug. 2025
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Wheels began turning in Vivi's mind.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Bedding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedding. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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