as in couch
a long upholstered piece of furniture designed for several sitters
whenever I stayed over at their house I usually slept on the divan in the living room
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Recent Examples of divan
Across the globe, discerning hotels are filling their spaces with settees, divans, sofas, and armchairs that stretch beyond the merely functional and into the realm of art—some even center their whole design scheme around the seating arrangements.
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Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 5 Sep. 2025
Victorian fainting couches, rattan divans, or an Elvis-image lacquered toilet seat?
—Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 11 Feb. 2025
Magpie interior designer Lorenzo Castillo is behind the menagerie of antique toby jugs, propeller fans, tapestries, and Turkish silk divans in shades of red and blue.
—Stephanie Rafanelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 May 2023
As a backdrop to smart slacks and lush knits are a Jean Nouvel table and a divan with a custom version of a traditional bamboo sleeping mat.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 5 Sep. 2025
Victorian fainting couches, rattan divans, or an Elvis-image lacquered toilet seat?
—Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 11 Feb. 2025
Magpie interior designer Lorenzo Castillo is behind the menagerie of antique toby jugs, propeller fans, tapestries, and Turkish silk divans in shades of red and blue.
—Stephanie Rafanelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 May 2023
As a backdrop to smart slacks and lush knits are a Jean Nouvel table and a divan with a custom version of a traditional bamboo sleeping mat.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for divan
Noun
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Junior Suites have significantly more space, with a couch to spread out on or pull out into an additional bed, and two bathrooms.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Baker sprawled across a leather couch.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The Vilòn Charming Room has a king-sized bed and a velvet sofa for hanging out on or reading your morning newspaper.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Very soon, from the sofa behind Adele, loud enough to be heard over Disney, there came a smacking of mouths and saliva.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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“Divan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divan. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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