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Recent Examples of futon
We’re also drawn to the plush futon sofa ($599-$649) and the light-up ball holders ($50) that display basketballs celebrating her accomplishments on the court.
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Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 15 May 2025
Peer through the windows at 4303 Jefferson St., and there’s a shop full of inventory: bags of incense, futons, dream-catchers, candles, handmade jewelry.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2025
One floor of the property is dedicated to guest rooms designed in a more traditional manner and outfitted with tatami mats and futon beds.
—John Wogan, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The body of a missing woman was discovered hidden inside a futon with stab wounds, Pennsylvania authorities say.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
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Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 15 May 2025
Peer through the windows at 4303 Jefferson St., and there’s a shop full of inventory: bags of incense, futons, dream-catchers, candles, handmade jewelry.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2025
One floor of the property is dedicated to guest rooms designed in a more traditional manner and outfitted with tatami mats and futon beds.
—John Wogan, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The body of a missing woman was discovered hidden inside a futon with stab wounds, Pennsylvania authorities say.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for futon
Noun
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Helmets & Hats Similar to the mattress and bedding, anything worn on the head should never be bought used.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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If your mattress is still in good condition, try offering it to local shelters or through an online community group.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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Calling it the Fair View, Mulrooney was meticulous in choosing the lace curtains, plush carpets, brass bedsteads and other finery that would make her new hotel the envy of the region’s other hoteliers, who housed most guests in rough dormitories.—
Melanie Haiken,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Nolan began a business career that included being president of the Minnesota World Trade Center and owner of Emily Wood Products, a small sawmill and pallet factory in the state’s northern tier.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Farmers plowed up lead and iron shrapnel and even whole hand grenades by the pallet every harvest season.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Wandering through the all-but-empty dormitories today, visitors see the spaces marked by the vertical support poles, which once housed nests of bunks.—
Don Sproul,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Deputies then transported him back to his cell, where he was placed on the lower bunk.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mushi takes his blanket and tucks himself into bed.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Things only get worse when, after the guests go to bed, a tipsy Solène does cheerleading stunts with Damo by the Jacuzzi instead of working.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Both Gage and Jenkins laud opulent or jewel tones as a great place to start when building a room out from a maximalist sofa.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
11 Sep. 2025
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Woman sitting on sofa using laptop to video call doctor while holding pills.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Futon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/futon. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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