as in sofas
a long upholstered piece of furniture designed for several sitters
find yourself a place on the couch and make yourself at home
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to convey in appropriate or telling terms
I'm trying to couch this delicately: I don't think we should date anymore
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Recent Examples of couches
Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Others, however, aren’t as keen on the idea of taking less pay just to work from their couches.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
Maybe not for the straight women on these couches who are only engaging in three to eight minutes of missionary and then turning the light out, but there are all sorts of things people can do to pleasure each other.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
The living room, which has a single window, is decorated with elegant vintage couches, healthy-looking houseplants, and posters for old Bollywood movies.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
The mega retailer's annual shopping event for Prime members offers steep discounts on everything from robot vacuums and Amazon devices to mattresses and couches.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
Pop on the pet power brush for tackling smaller surface areas prone to pet hair build up, like couches, armchairs, pet beds, and carpeted stairs.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
Startwo Patio Furniture 4-Piece Cover Set For non-dining setups, this four-piece cover set can fit over outdoor chairs, coffee tables, and small couches.
—Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
The lobby’s living room, with sculptural chandeliers and circular couches, just might inspire a home makeover of your own.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
The twins sit on adjacent black couches in front of a TV.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Others, however, aren’t as keen on the idea of taking less pay just to work from their couches.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
Maybe not for the straight women on these couches who are only engaging in three to eight minutes of missionary and then turning the light out, but there are all sorts of things people can do to pleasure each other.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
The living room, which has a single window, is decorated with elegant vintage couches, healthy-looking houseplants, and posters for old Bollywood movies.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
The mega retailer's annual shopping event for Prime members offers steep discounts on everything from robot vacuums and Amazon devices to mattresses and couches.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
Pop on the pet power brush for tackling smaller surface areas prone to pet hair build up, like couches, armchairs, pet beds, and carpeted stairs.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
Startwo Patio Furniture 4-Piece Cover Set For non-dining setups, this four-piece cover set can fit over outdoor chairs, coffee tables, and small couches.
—Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
The lobby’s living room, with sculptural chandeliers and circular couches, just might inspire a home makeover of your own.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
Instead, the playbook is straightforward – identify a problem, then propose an overly restrictive governing scheme that couches the political favoritism as a beneficial expansion of the regulatory state.
—Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for couches
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Accommodations include deep soaking tubs, oversize beds, huge walk-in closets for storing bulky winter items, and sofas that convert to an extra bed for families or small groups.—
Adam H. Graham,
AFAR Media,
14 Oct. 2025
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Their sofas are relaxed but not slouchy, with beautiful wood bases and proportions that invite you to sink in.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This time around, while Chambers remains turned away, Teasdale crouches with an unsettling smile and long fingernails, conjuring a skin-crawling suspense.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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This is all before Raleigh crouches behind the plate for roughly three hours, calling 150 pitches a night and manning a 13-person pitching staff’s stuff, repertoire, and personality.—
Brittany Ghiroli,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Some of her products sold out within hours, even when Markle says her team assumed inventory would last weeks.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2025
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Early Saturday, Ann Davis, 55, of Maynard was killed in a crash in rural Randolph County, a report from state police says.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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Jalen Brunson #11 of the New York Knicks huddles with his team during the fourth quarter against the Indiana Pacers in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on May 27, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Deol also expresses nostalgia for earlier eras of filmmaking.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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Offit also expresses concern that the national case numbers confirmed by the CDC are an undercount.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The report states that over the last school year, at least 1,623 books were banned in Tennessee.—
Angele Latham,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 Oct. 2025
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The alternative proposition is emergence, which states that qualitatively novel properties are found in more complex systems that can never, even in principle, be derived or computed from fundamental laws, principles, and entities.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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To this day, people come up to him and quote phrases his character used to utter.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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In essence, the Iowa and West Virginia sports cases ask the court to rule whether a transgender girl – a person assigned male at birth who has transitioned to align with their identity as a girl or woman, as the AP Stylebook phrases it – is a girl or a boy.—
Morgan Marietta,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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A student who pursues an academic interest deeply, who invests in community meaningfully, who knows what sustains them, who grows from disagreement, and who articulates a clear sense of purpose will stand out not just in admissions, but in life.—
Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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But in the teaser trailer, Gold articulates a different interpretation.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Couches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couches. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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