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
While your mattress airs out, or the baking soda is sitting on the mattress, move on to wiping the surfaces.
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
The spacious cabin has a combination entertainment-dining area outfitted with two sofas, a full-size kitchen, a private bathroom, and a main bedroom that can fit a king-size mattress (there are additional sleeping areas, including an overhead bunk above the cockpit).
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2025
Another protective measure for your bedscape is a mattress protector, which preserves the state of your mattress from any unwanted spills or stains.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2025
The affordable Zinus eight-inch memory foam mattress features a simple design that’s supportive but still plenty comfortable.
—Christopher Murray
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
The spacious cabin has a combination entertainment-dining area outfitted with two sofas, a full-size kitchen, a private bathroom, and a main bedroom that can fit a king-size mattress (there are additional sleeping areas, including an overhead bunk above the cockpit).
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2025
Another protective measure for your bedscape is a mattress protector, which preserves the state of your mattress from any unwanted spills or stains.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2025
The affordable Zinus eight-inch memory foam mattress features a simple design that’s supportive but still plenty comfortable.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mattress
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To watch Lipe-Smith’s Caroline cuddle in bed watching TV on her iPad, or bopping around to JoJo Siwa, or pensively finishing a Popsicle while sitting beside her grandmother at a museum, is to have the sheer malevolence of our current administration and its adherents thrown into sharp relief.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Just a few days before, while on a UK state trip, British newspapers reported the President and first lady slept in separate beds at Windsor Castle.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
30 Sep. 2025
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Along with your sofa, it can also be styled in your bedroom or as decor on an accent chair.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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Audiences could stand to leave the sofa more often.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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When officers responded to the building, Jones was on a couch shirtless, with Jack’s pistol under his arm — and the couple’s wallets and credit cards in his pockets, court documents say.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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Or sleeping on a couch when everybody has a bed at a family member’s home.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Inside, the eco-friendly cabins are ADA-accessible with two queen beds and a queen futon that can accommodate a family of six. 10.—
Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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The West Elm Booker futon is a chameleon.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
19 Sep. 2025
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The substantial rails are inspired by 20th-century iron bedsteads, but the color pop is very much a modern twist.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
1 Aug. 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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“Mattress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mattress. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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