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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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Saatva mattresses will have some bounce to them, but not so much that couples cannot sleep on them.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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Instead of quietly draping over the bed, the fabric is shown suspended above it while both cats dangle from the material, clinging on with their paws before launching themselves down onto the mattress.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 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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In the video, a voice is heard talking about workers’ pay while a hand reaches out and starts to burn paper products stacked on a pallet, as other small fires are already burning in the background.—
Joseph Serna,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The San Francisco Fire Department originally said the fire was burning debris, while an airport spokesperson called it a pallet fire.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Deputies found the inmate unresponsive on his bunk and began CPR as jail medical staff responded.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Staff found the 57-year-old unresponsive in his bunk and began CPR.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Ayotte, a Republican, had sparred with federal officials after ICE disclosed plans to spend $158 million to convert a warehouse in the town into a 500-bed processing center.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The landlord got rid of his king-sized bed, his Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Fendi and Dolce and Gabbana items.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Mex Cube sofa by Piero Lissoni is upholstered in a matching hue, and an Utrecht armchair offsets the earth tones with striking royal blue.—
Ludovica Stevan,
Architectural Digest,
5 Apr. 2026
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Curtis notes that five or six years ago, sofas were routinely piled high with pillows.—
Marisa Suzanne Martin,
The Spruce,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Futon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/futon. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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