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
The agency emphasized that failure to act could result in serious injury or death, advising residents to seek interior rooms without windows and use mattresses or helmets for added protection.
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
Each oceanfront room features a balcony looking out toward a towering haystack rock in the sea, plus gas fireplaces, pillow-top mattresses, and cast-iron soaking tubs.
—Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
Her mattress was taken away, and she was only allowed to sleep on a tablecloth on the floor while restrained, according to court documents.
—Louis Casiano , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Top red flags related to cleanliness include a dirty bathroom, dishes or takeout boxes everywhere, no shower curtain, having a mattress on the floor, and clothes on the floor.
—Essence, 23 Oct. 2025
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
Each oceanfront room features a balcony looking out toward a towering haystack rock in the sea, plus gas fireplaces, pillow-top mattresses, and cast-iron soaking tubs.
—Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
Her mattress was taken away, and she was only allowed to sleep on a tablecloth on the floor while restrained, according to court documents.
—Louis Casiano , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Top red flags related to cleanliness include a dirty bathroom, dishes or takeout boxes everywhere, no shower curtain, having a mattress on the floor, and clothes on the floor.
—Essence, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mattress
Noun
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The show spans multiple categories, including men’s, women’s and children’s apparel, bed and bath, kitchen and tabletop, stationery, wall coverings, window fashions and other applications across the surface design industry.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Nov. 2025
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At the heart of the design is Otzi’s patented Lifestyle System, an ultra-adaptive interior that can transform between more than 20 configurations, from bed to lounge to dining space, in seconds to adapt to what one is doing throughout the day and from trip to trip.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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Wrapped in a blanked on the sofa, binging reruns of The Oprah Show on YouTube and gleefully ignoring emails all morning is my idea of heaven.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Babies should not sleep in loungers, car seats outside of the car, swings, on an adult’s bed, or on a sofa or chair.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
4 Nov. 2025
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Even so, one evening Justin came home, sat next to his mother on the couch and put his arm around her.—
Alexandra Rockey Fleming,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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Psychoanalysis licensed his candor, but the audience didn’t always join him on the couch.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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Thirteen different dwellings, a few not much more than a room with a spare foldout couch or futon, and none were dependable.—
Stephanie Land,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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On the second floor, there are still some rustic '70s-style futon mattresses built into roughshod beds.—
Chloe Schama,
Vogue,
21 Oct. 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 13 Nov. 2025.
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