as in furnishings
the movable articles (such as tables and chairs) in a room we bought all new furniture for our new house

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Recent Examples of furniture Among the sectors Wolfe cites as appearing to take a significant hit to margins are furniture and auto retailers. Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025 This week, the series will cover the cost of home goods, including how tariffs are driving up the cost of furniture. NPR, 3 Nov. 2025 The guests first enter the living room, which is outfitted with a blue-and-green rug and a blue sofa by Pierre Paulin — and artworks by the French geometric abstraction artist Geneviève Claisse echo the composition created by the furniture. Denni Hu, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025 The brand has been around since 1948, originally as baby furniture store Children’s Bargain Town. Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for furniture

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“Furniture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furniture. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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