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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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The result is a heavier mattress that’s ultimately even more comfortable.—
Helena Madden,
Robb Report,
24 Apr. 2026
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Plastics and leathers are almost entirely absent (bath products in recycled bottles, coffee in multi-use containers etc), and even the mattresses are eco-forward, featuring seaweed and natural materials like coconut fibre, by Greek brand Coco-mat.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 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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Furnish your backyard patio with wood pallet furniture.—
Kristin Hohenadel,
The Spruce,
21 Apr. 2026
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Staff at the Lowe’s on Cornerstone Boulevard in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, stumbled onto the tiny felines while trying to bring down a pallet in the Garden Center.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Dykeman said Pedro-Francisco told him she is forced to climb up to a third-level bunk despite immense pain extending from the right side of her abdomen to her back.—
Beret Leone,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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What was once the bunk room for the city’s firemen is now a spacious two-bed, one-bath apartment for guests eager explore the historic charm of downtown Wilmington.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Her mother filmed her joining the call from her hospital bed; Mavromatis’s attorney shared the video with me.—
Irin Carmon,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2026
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The clip opens with the character Matt Hagen, played by Tom Rhys Harries, bandaged and bloody, lying in a hospital bed.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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With adjustable leg rests and no arm rests in the way, passengers can recline or lay flat across the sofa-like space.—
Emma Clarke,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Apr. 2026
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Other California cases A $58,000 sofa?—
Andrew Blankstein,
NBC news,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Futon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/futon. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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