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Recent Examples of futon
Mattresses And Futons Mattresses, box springs, and futons are often contaminated with allergens and pests like bedbugs.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
Thirteen different dwellings, a few not much more than a room with a spare foldout couch or futon, and none were dependable.
—Stephanie Land, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
The millennials had no money and no career direction—taking up serving and bartending jobs at local restaurants to make ends meet while crashing on her parents’ futon.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
Among the goods: Buddha statues, dreamcatchers, handmade soap, a vintage wooden cash register, futons and other furniture.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
Thirteen different dwellings, a few not much more than a room with a spare foldout couch or futon, and none were dependable.
—Stephanie Land, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
The millennials had no money and no career direction—taking up serving and bartending jobs at local restaurants to make ends meet while crashing on her parents’ futon.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
Among the goods: Buddha statues, dreamcatchers, handmade soap, a vintage wooden cash register, futons and other furniture.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for futon
Noun
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Plans include transitioning to eco-conscious mattresses and bedding, sourcing in-room products—such as soaps and linens—from local makers and sustainable brands, and working with specialist landscapers to preserve native plants and reduce water use.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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For the rest of the year in that apartment, my mattress was on the floor, the frame’s ribs balanced around it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Inside, there’s an austere bedstead, ladder-back chairs, a cast-iron stove, and a wooden pegboard running along the walls—all sourced from a village near Albany.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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The substantial rails are inspired by 20th-century iron bedsteads, but the color pop is very much a modern twist.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Club 672 is named for the number of bottles a standard wine pallet can hold and is limited to that many members.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
17 Feb. 2026
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By performing frequent, autonomous inventory scans, the drones provide operators with near real-time visibility into pallet locations and dwell times.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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On tour, Weir’s exercise gear, including resistance ropes, took up so much space in the bus that others on the tour had to stash their luggage in their own bunks.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
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With about 5 feet by 7 feet below the bunk, a desk fits comfortably as does a craft table, a small futon, and many, many fort iterations.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Topping it off are outstanding truck virtues, from its off-road-ready all-wheel-drive system to its 11,000-pound maximum towing capacity to the clever cargo storage area between the cab and bed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Bedsure Pet is an extension label of Bedsure Home; much like its parent brand, Bedsure Pet is known for making comfortable home products that are equal parts cozy and functional, with top-selling options that range from orthopedic pet beds to pet blankets and more.—
Kyley Warren,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But then the drapes caught and then the sofa.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
14 Feb. 2026
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This sofa table has dual storage space with a top shelf for displaying decor, adding lamps, or placing common items, and a lower level for baskets, blankets, and other large items.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Futon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/futon. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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