as in beds
slang
a place set aside for sleeping
dragging myself out of the hay on such a cold, dreary morning seemed like an act of sheer masochism
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The beds are big and comfortable, with soft leather headboards, hypoallergenic quilts, and an extensive pillow menu.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026 -
Plant throughout garden beds or as a border.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
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Those who are approved will receive a total of 18 free lawn mows from April through October, a set number each month, with no further scheduling or calls needed, according to an email from the city.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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With its 5Ah battery, the Goat mows over 5,000 square feet per charge and gets back to work after just 45 minutes of charging.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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On the downside, using the camera at 4K noticeably crops the lens view.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
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When a user uploads a photo, the algorithm locates the bee, crops the image and compares it to our database.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 Nov. 2025
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Class and society constrain all, and Age of Innocence traps its characters in their gauzy and ornate world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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Developed by a team of scientists from the German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf (DITF), the new filter reportedly traps the fibers shed during everyday laundry.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
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Anne Hathaway played the main character, an aspiring journalist who bags a job at a major fashion magazine, despite having no interest in fashion herself.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Cleaning bags up costs real money.—
Max DaMetz,
Washington Post,
20 Mar. 2026
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His point cuts to the core of what makes this different from anything a Cold War-era analyst would recognize.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
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In the great marketing team at Warner Brothers, there’s a fantastic person there called Susie Shen who cuts the trailers.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
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Lane, though, not only captures Willy’s ordinariness and his ubiquity, which is no small achievement for so famous an actor, but also his optimism, his foundational, near-Trumpian belief in a coming Very Big Deal for either him or his sons.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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This social video series by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution captures the realities of immigration enforcement in Georgia, a state experiencing significant ICE activity.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
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Julie Allemand is an elite passer and playmaker who hardly ever hunts her own shot.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2026
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This new film stars Alan Ritchson as an Army Ranger who while on a training mission comes across a deadly machine that relentlessly hunts him and his peers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Hays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hays. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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