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Recent Examples of futons
Thirteen different dwellings, a few not much more than a room with a spare foldout couch or futon, and none were dependable.
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Stephanie Land, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
The West Elm Booker futon is a chameleon.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 19 Sep. 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
Stephanie Land, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
The West Elm Booker futon is a chameleon.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 19 Sep. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for futons
Noun
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The employee, whose name was blacked out, said some of his duties were fanning $100 bills on a table near Epstein’s bed, placing a gun between the mattresses in his bedroom and cleaning up after Epstein’s frequent massages with young girls, including disposing of used condoms.—
Eric Tucker,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Moss-colored chaise longues in the living area, piled with pillows and wool blankets, are perfectly positioned to take in the view, as are the four-poster beds with wool-blend mattresses and willowy gauzy curtains.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In a typical winter, the store would have up to four different kinds of deicing salt, 20 pallets or more, with each pallet holding 50 or more bags.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This sparse design extends into the rooms that are dressed in desert hues, with floating beds in the center of the room, walk-in showers, and private balconies that look onto the pool; some also have soaking tubs.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
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To create the most impactful small flower bed, pinpoint a few key areas in your front yard and plant clusters of perennials rather than attempting to fill entire garden beds, says Janney.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For years, Interfaith shuttled bunks from church to church.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Jan. 2026
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For families There are no rollaway beds; however, there are three interconnecting rooms with bunks.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Futons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/futons. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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