as in bed
a cloth case that is filled with material and used as something on which to sleep
They bought a new mattress with the intention of getting a more restful night's sleep.
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Recent Examples of mattress
Beth should be here, tucked under her quilt, chest rising and falling, but there’s only a dent in her mattress.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 11 June 2025
According to Stein, baking soda is generally safe for all types of mattresses.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 10 June 2025
Fit-wise, the 18-inch pockets accommodate my thicker mattress and didn’t move around or bunch throughout the night, thanks to secure elastics in each corner.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 9 June 2025
News reports described the source of the prolonged burning as mattresses that had been stored in a brick warehouse.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 June 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 11 June 2025
According to Stein, baking soda is generally safe for all types of mattresses.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 10 June 2025
Fit-wise, the 18-inch pockets accommodate my thicker mattress and didn’t move around or bunch throughout the night, thanks to secure elastics in each corner.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 9 June 2025
News reports described the source of the prolonged burning as mattresses that had been stored in a brick warehouse.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mattress
Noun
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The sides of the bed are also guarded against dust and liquid, but the bottom of the mattress remains open.—
Julia Forbes,
Wired News,
23 June 2025
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Maybe that’s pulling out some arts and crafts, listening to an audiobook in bed, or cooking a new recipe.—
Julia Ries,
SELF,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Grampy only had a one-bedroom apartment attached to the restaurant, so Matheson and his siblings would sleep on the banquettes on summer and holiday visits while his parents crashed on a pull-out sofa in the diner’s office.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
19 June 2025
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Bellini, a pioneer of the modular sofa system and icons like the Camaleonda, originally created the Amanta for C&B Italia.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
19 June 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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This Novogratz Brittany futon combines a modern design with functionality and comes in several colors.—
Jené Luciani Sena
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FOXNews.com,
14 June 2025
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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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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
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The Emerald Ridge room, for example, has original redwood-slat walls, an antique bedstead and river views, while the sunny Rhododendron boasts period wallpaper and a claw-foot tub.—
Jackie Burrell,
The Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2024
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“Mattress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mattress. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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