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as in floor
the surface upon which a body of water lies some prospectors supposedly found gold in the bed of that mountain stream

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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bed
Noun
Pele made it 3-1, then Zagallo put the game to bed with Brazil’s fourth after his initial corner was not cleared. Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 June 2025 Raised beds and no-dig gardening make for easier upkeep, while cover crops and tarps during winter help block weed growth before spring planting. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
Verb
To keep you comfortable and cool, a bedding set has to be breathable and lightweight while still looking elegant on your slumber throne. Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 30 May 2025 Ralph Fiennes’s concierge is the director’s natural surrogate, the behind-the-scenes guy who tends to every detail of the hotel’s operation while going to extraordinary lengths to please the guests, even if that means bedding octogenarians. Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for bed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bed
Noun
  • The brand says this mattress is made with seven layers of these natural materials as well as over 2,400 steel coils.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 20 June 2025
  • Read Next National Teen was raped on mattress in a field in 2006, Utah officials say.
    Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Instead, protect floors by using cleaners formulated especially for hardwood floors or a mild soap and water.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 June 2025
  • Architectural renderings show a modern style with brick and wood accents, decks on each floor and rooftop patios.
    Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Roberts died at 90 years old in her sleep from natural causes in April 2016.
    Rachel Flynn, People.com, 21 June 2025
  • Cooling sheets are made with breathable materials, like linen, bamboo, microfiber, cotton, or Tencel, to help promote a more relaxing bedroom space and better sleep.
    Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • Gary retired from acting in 1979 — except for briefly reprising the role of Ellen in the 1987 film Jaws: The Revenge.
    Caroline Blair, People.com, 20 June 2025
  • Rousey quietly retired from UFC after a loss to Amanda Nunes and was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2018.
    Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • The bullet exited the woman’s left temple and then lodged in Holiday’s forearm.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 17 June 2025
  • Back at the scene, Mariska was pulled from the wreckage, where she had been lodged under the passenger seat with a head injury, explains her stepmom, Ellen Hargitay.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • We’re seated on a lush couch in his publicist’s office in the Lower East Side, a few days after the album dropped.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2025
  • There is also a boudoir-like VIP lounge with a black marble fireplace, a bed-like couch and mirrored paneling.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Two side-by-side doors open up, with a separate freezer drawer on the bottom.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
  • In the bottom of the sixth, however, an opportunity for the Dodgers finally arose.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • The Yankees awakened from their offensive slumber in Thursday afternoon’s 7-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels in the Bronx to snap a season-worst six-game losing streak.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
  • Festa wasn’t woken from his slumber until some time in the 8 o’clock hour when director of player development Drew MacPhail banged on his apartment door.
    Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 5 June 2025

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“Bed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bed. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.

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