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as in mattresses
a place set aside for sleeping
the sofa in the living room will be your bed for the night
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as in retires
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 roots
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 beds
Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
The city settled the case two years later, agreeing to create 12,915 new shelter beds or other housing opportunities by June 2027.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Sacramento city and county together earmarked about $120 million in taxpayer money — from a mix of local, state and federal sources — for building and staffing eight homeless shelters with a total of about 950 beds from July 2020 through 2025, a Sacramento Bee analysis found.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Buy Washable Pet Beds and Blankets Whenever possible, opt for washable pet beds, blankets, and toys, and wash them regularly to keep your pet’s environment clean and healthy.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
Afternoons can be spent exploring Salina, drinking tea by the hotel’s curved pool, or dozing off on one of the siesta beds placed around the gardens.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
And that’s not all, during that state trip, British newspapers reported the President and first lady slept in separate beds at Windsor Castle.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 10 Jan. 2026
Yet even with the new beds, the county might be running something of a hospital deficit.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
Ryan Yamamoto, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Bedsure Teddy Fleece Throw Blanket Give sofas or beds a cozy upgrade with this teddy fleece throw blanket that's available in a slew of colors, including festive hues like red and olive green.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Dec. 2025
Beds that are completely mixed won’t have the impact that beds of one or two or three complementary colors will have.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
But none of those operations could match the location and the great fishing off the Point Loma kelp beds that the Point Loma called home.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
The Fort Collins Rescue Mission has opened a building with dozens of overnight shelter beds on their Harvest Farm property north of Fort Collins.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
The city settled the case two years later, agreeing to create 12,915 new shelter beds or other housing opportunities by June 2027.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Sacramento city and county together earmarked about $120 million in taxpayer money — from a mix of local, state and federal sources — for building and staffing eight homeless shelters with a total of about 950 beds from July 2020 through 2025, a Sacramento Bee analysis found.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Buy Washable Pet Beds and Blankets Whenever possible, opt for washable pet beds, blankets, and toys, and wash them regularly to keep your pet’s environment clean and healthy.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
Afternoons can be spent exploring Salina, drinking tea by the hotel’s curved pool, or dozing off on one of the siesta beds placed around the gardens.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
And that’s not all, during that state trip, British newspapers reported the President and first lady slept in separate beds at Windsor Castle.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 10 Jan. 2026
Yet even with the new beds, the county might be running something of a hospital deficit.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
But Friedenbach does credit the mayor's approach to drug treatment, calling the expansion of treatment beds a positive step, including the opening of five hundred new shelter and recovery beds specifically designed to help people get essential drug treatment.
—Ryan Yamamoto, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Bedsure Teddy Fleece Throw Blanket Give sofas or beds a cozy upgrade with this teddy fleece throw blanket that's available in a slew of colors, including festive hues like red and olive green.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Dec. 2025
Beds that are completely mixed won’t have the impact that beds of one or two or three complementary colors will have.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
But none of those operations could match the location and the great fishing off the Point Loma kelp beds that the Point Loma called home.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beds
Noun
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The four suites can accommodate up to 17 guests, but there are also seven bell tents, thoughtfully appointed with queen mattresses, for additional travelers.—
Gemma Price,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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Hemson Etienne, who the police said was hired by a local hotel undergoing renovations, was charged locally with illegally dumping the mattresses and the city will be seeking restitution for the labor and costs associated with removing the mattresses.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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The walls have been covered in graffiti and the floors are covered in the shattered glass from the windows of now-empty storefronts.—
Lesley Marin,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Great floors and leafy south-facing views in this co-op studio on Horatio.—
Katie McDonough,
Curbed,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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When Moon abruptly retires, the narrator goes to Korea to find him.—
Erin Somers,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Officials are also working to hire a new human resources director to succeed Susan Brazeau, who retires in March.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Dec. 2025
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Louisiana dirty rice is a tasty meat-and-rice dish that roots its flavor in aromatic Cajun seasoning and the holy trinity vegetables.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
12 Jan. 2026
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For Pritchard, whose Stanford roots date back to 2005, the chance to return as head coach was both emotional and deeply personal.—
Harold Gutmann,
Mercury News,
3 Dec. 2025
Noun
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For families There are no rollaway beds; however, there are three interconnecting rooms with bunks.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Jan. 2026
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The bunks are just that—bunks, not beds, with mattresses that let the road through.—
Alex Abramovich,
New Yorker,
26 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Featuring a high-rise waistband and leg-elongating straight-leg fit, the bottoms are oh-so-flattering.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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Bake at 350°F for 9 to 11 minutes, or until the cookies are set and the bottoms are just beginning to brown.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This carrier has been a lifesaver with our five-month-old daughter, who naps almost exclusively in it.—
The Editors,
Outside,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In addition, through diplomatic channels in both Beijing and Tokyo, Japan lodges strong representations and protests, stating that maritime and scientific surveys conducted in our EEZ without Japan's consent are unacceptable and must be immediately stopped.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Their moves come against the backdrop of a competitive primary fight for the Senate in 2026, as Paxton lodges a conservative challenge against the incumbent.—
Julia Mueller,
The Hill,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Beds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beds. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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