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
Practical Must-Haves Extra Sets of Bedsheets No one wants to be caught with bedsheets in the washing machine and a bare mattress.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
Each mattress recycled reduces the amount of waste shipped out of state for disposal, saving space in regional landfills and avoiding unnecessary incineration.
—Dan McGowan, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
Two areas most important to check are the mattress and headboard and the luggage racks.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
The Salvation Army won't take mattresses, box springs, or car parts.
—Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 19 Apr. 2026
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
Each mattress recycled reduces the amount of waste shipped out of state for disposal, saving space in regional landfills and avoiding unnecessary incineration.
—Dan McGowan, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
Two areas most important to check are the mattress and headboard and the luggage racks.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
The Salvation Army won't take mattresses, box springs, or car parts.
—Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mattress
Noun
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Her mother filmed her joining the call from her hospital bed; Mavromatis’s attorney shared the video with me.—
Irin Carmon,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2026
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The clip opens with the character Matt Hagen, played by Tom Rhys Harries, bandaged and bloody, lying in a hospital bed.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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With adjustable leg rests and no arm rests in the way, passengers can recline or lay flat across the sofa-like space.—
Emma Clarke,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Apr. 2026
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Other California cases A $58,000 sofa?—
Andrew Blankstein,
NBC news,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As the vacation continued, the defendant would ask the victim to sit on the couch beside the defendant.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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However, the iconic couch gags are far less frequent these days.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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With about 5 feet by 7 feet below the bunk, a desk fits comfortably as does a craft table, a small futon, and many, many fort iterations.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
13 Feb. 2026
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While the horrible futon mattress that started my hunt doesn't exist anymore—hallelujah for that!—there are plenty of other mattresses that have flared up my or other WIRED reviewers' back pain.—
Nena Farrell,
Wired News,
17 Jan. 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 25 Apr. 2026.
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