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Recent Examples of settee
Curved Settees Curved settees of all kinds were fixtures of living rooms of decades past.
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Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2026
The furniture is made of mahogany, teak and rattan and includes upholstered seating, accent tables, benches and settees and handwoven rugs.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
Hefty stone fireplaces and exposed travertine door frames share space with chandeliers of pink beaded glass, as well as low-slung lounge chairs and settees.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
In the spring campaign, the three are pictured lounging together and separately on a Louis XVI-style settee, or dressed in sheer evening gowns and an array of shoes decorated with bows, which Anderson is making a key brand signature.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2026
The furniture is made of mahogany, teak and rattan and includes upholstered seating, accent tables, benches and settees and handwoven rugs.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
Hefty stone fireplaces and exposed travertine door frames share space with chandeliers of pink beaded glass, as well as low-slung lounge chairs and settees.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
In the spring campaign, the three are pictured lounging together and separately on a Louis XVI-style settee, or dressed in sheer evening gowns and an array of shoes decorated with bows, which Anderson is making a key brand signature.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for settee
Noun
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My father, at this point, was laying on the couch, half asleep.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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March Madness often requires a kind of commitment that keeps you planted on the couch, eyes fixed on the TV, snacks within reach.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Accordingly, a lot of the pieces were made-to-measure, including a bench that wraps around the breakfast nook table and a sofa in the main living room.—
Ludovica Stevan,
Architectural Digest,
22 Mar. 2026
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Many items are up for sale, like various pieces of furniture, including a sofa/day bed, recline, round table, chairs, writing desk, coffee table and more.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Settee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settee. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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