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Recent Examples of carpet
Pop on the pet power brush for tackling smaller surface areas prone to pet hair buildup, like couches, armchairs, pet beds, and carpeted stairs.
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2026
Further into the lobby, guests clustered around wooden and carpeted phone booths outfitted with black rotary-style phones, taking turns posing as if mid-call.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
That rain, combined with others since late August, has carpeted many natural areas in Southern California in green.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Instead of emerging spring plants and wildflowers, the forest is carpeted with decaying black oak leaves blown from nearby trees while a few still cling to nearly naked branches.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2026
Further into the lobby, guests clustered around wooden and carpeted phone booths outfitted with black rotary-style phones, taking turns posing as if mid-call.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
That rain, combined with others since late August, has carpeted many natural areas in Southern California in green.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Instead of emerging spring plants and wildflowers, the forest is carpeted with decaying black oak leaves blown from nearby trees while a few still cling to nearly naked branches.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carpet
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Add the flour and stir to coat.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Everything—from the squat, one-story structure to the station wagon parked outside—had been coated in the same uneven layer of white paint, as if someone had tried, hurriedly, to erase it from the landscape.—
Adam Ciralsky,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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With a simple tank-swapping system and the ability to fly for several hours, these drones can effectively cover more ground than a human operator’s typical workday.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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Voters were being asked for $40 million to cover construction costs of the indoor facility.—
Alicia Fabbre,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Carpet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carpet. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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