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as in mattress
a place set aside for sleeping
the sofa in the living room will be your bed for the night
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as in sleep
a natural periodic loss of consciousness during which the body restores itself
I always brush my teeth and floss before going to bed
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as in to sleep
to go to one's bed in order to sleep
the campers all bedded down for the night around 9:00 p.m.
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as in to lodge
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
a walkway of flagstones firmly bedded in the earth
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Recent Examples of bed
Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2025
On the Storrs campus, the university opened its newest residence facility last fall — the $215 million Connecticut Hall with 657 beds in a suite design — as part of the South campus at Storrs.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 21 Aug. 2025
Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Mattress and bedding manufacturer Somnigroup International promoted Steve Rusing to the role of chief executive officer at Mattress Firm, effective August 14.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Items mounted directly onto the wall near the bed are also prime real estate for bed bugs.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2025
On the Storrs campus, the university opened its newest residence facility last fall — the $215 million Connecticut Hall with 657 beds in a suite design — as part of the South campus at Storrs.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
Ensuring a good night’s sleep is hard enough without night sweats or uncomfortable bedding keeping you up.
—Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Mattress and bedding manufacturer Somnigroup International promoted Steve Rusing to the role of chief executive officer at Mattress Firm, effective August 14.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bed
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Serta’s Labor Day sale offers up to $925 in savings on select mattresses.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
18 Aug. 2025
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Plus, the slats on the bottom of the bed are supportive enough to hold a mattress without a box spring.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Aug. 2025
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Last month, the legislation cleared two key House committees—Education and Workforce, and Energy and Commerce—paving the way for a possible floor vote as early as right after Labor Day.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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The walls of the residence are bare, but the floor is covered in knee-high stacks of papers, model kits, unopened parcels, and bags of books.—
Matt Alt,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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The Frisson Experience: Where Emotion Becomes Interaction While most wearable tech has focused on tracking steps, optimizing sleep, or pushing alerts, emotional connection has remained largely unaddressed.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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My sleep, skin, and pain improved, as did Nini’s skin, fur, and creativity.—
Tao Lin,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Horses are retired at various ages and times of service, with the average between six and eight years.—
Suzanne Wright,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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Harris is retiring at the end of this semester after his 26-year tenure as American Baptist College president, and the trustees are is beginning a nationwide search for his successor.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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The bullet lodged into a wall between his bathroom and the entry door to his office.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
20 Aug. 2025
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Half of it lodged in the bottle neck, and attempts to remove it only made matters worse, leaving bits of cork floating in the whiskey.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
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That's like imagining yourself dancing Swan Lake while laying on the couch, then standing up and actually doing it.—
Joe Salas
August 30,
New Atlas,
30 Aug. 2025
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Timmy sleeping on the couch, and smiling while enjoying a walk outside.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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In the bottom of the eighth, Lewis chased and caught Colson Montgomery’s foul ball down the left-field line and then fired a perfect, one-hop strike to the plate to cut down Miguel Vargas, who represented the tying run and tried to score on an aggressive send home.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025
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At the bottom, women are hugely over-represented, especially women of color.—
Laurie Gray,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Aug. 2025
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And nearly got no-hit by Gavin Williams, who stuffed them for 8.1 innings before Juan Soto roused himself from his recent slumber and hit one off Williams over the center field wall.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
7 Aug. 2025
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The bottom four was in its own slumber until Moore rode to the rescue.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
24 June 2025
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“Bed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bed. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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