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
Don’t buy upholstered items or mattresses due to hygiene and pest risks.
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Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 17 June 2026
Thuma completes bedrooms with further offerings like a mattress and nightstands, and has furnishings and accessories for living rooms and bathrooms, too.
—Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 17 June 2026
Inside were flies, feces, flooding, and a torn mattress.
—Justyna Rzewinski, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
Puzzles & Games Today’s Crossword Puzzle: Like pancake batter and old mattresses—five letters.
—Namara Smith, New Yorker, 10 June 2026
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Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 17 June 2026
Thuma completes bedrooms with further offerings like a mattress and nightstands, and has furnishings and accessories for living rooms and bathrooms, too.
—Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 17 June 2026
Inside were flies, feces, flooding, and a torn mattress.
—Justyna Rzewinski, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
Puzzles & Games Today’s Crossword Puzzle: Like pancake batter and old mattresses—five letters.
—Namara Smith, New Yorker, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mattress
Noun
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The agency also pays for 10 shelter beds at the Gateway Center and Salvation Army.—
Sara Gregory,
AJC.com,
18 June 2026
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Benji separated from Zack, patted the spot on the bed between them, and then opened up his arm as an invitation.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
Noun
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The living room has a high ceiling and is furnished with a large sofa and a wood-burning stove.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 June 2026
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Micro-trends such as the wavy look and oversized cloud sofas are going out of style.—
Nishaa Sharma,
The Spruce,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Instead, her then-boyfriend walked into her mother's living room and found a piece of his childhood waiting on the couch.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
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Starlink is a communications network already in orbit, with some of its most strategically important customers in defense, maritime and aviation, not only on living-room couches.—
Robert J. Szczerba,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Noun
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The woman alleged that Vargas later climbed onto the futon and began kissing her, according to the warrant affidavit.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Mattresses And Futons Mattresses, box springs, and futons are often contaminated with allergens and pests like bedbugs.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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Inside, there’s an austere bedstead, ladder-back chairs, a cast-iron stove, and a wooden pegboard running along the walls—all sourced from a village near Albany.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 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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“Mattress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mattress. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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