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Recent Examples of settee
Hallie Henley Sims inherited her own grandmother’s curved back settee and chose to keep the original orange velvet upholstery intact.
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Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 2 May 2025
The 16th-century townhouse has been reimagined with aristocratic glam: think marble busts, chandeliers, and velvet settees—plus some of the city’s most exciting flavors at its Café Romano lounge bar and restaurant.
—Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Overlooking Mexico City From chic and space-saving settees to elevated light fixtures, there are so many ways to incorporate wicker into your interior and exterior design year-round.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 21 Apr. 2025
Photo: Lauren Taylor The balcony is a perfect place to curl up and read while bathing in the sunshine, so think about incorporating a small settee that’s comfortable for lounging, as designer Linda Hayslett did in this apartment balcony space.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2025
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Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 2 May 2025
The 16th-century townhouse has been reimagined with aristocratic glam: think marble busts, chandeliers, and velvet settees—plus some of the city’s most exciting flavors at its Café Romano lounge bar and restaurant.
—Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Overlooking Mexico City From chic and space-saving settees to elevated light fixtures, there are so many ways to incorporate wicker into your interior and exterior design year-round.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 21 Apr. 2025
Photo: Lauren Taylor The balcony is a perfect place to curl up and read while bathing in the sunshine, so think about incorporating a small settee that’s comfortable for lounging, as designer Linda Hayslett did in this apartment balcony space.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for settee
Noun
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We’re seated on a lush couch in his publicist’s office in the Lower East Side, a few days after the album dropped.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
19 June 2025
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During the interrogation, the unfazed pup just lay on the couch and occasionally rolled onto his back to stretch out.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Bellini, a pioneer of the modular sofa system and icons like the Camaleonda, originally created the Amanta for C&B Italia.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
19 June 2025
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Grampy only had a one-bedroom apartment attached to the restaurant, so Matheson and his siblings would sleep on the banquettes on summer and holiday visits while his parents crashed on a pull-out sofa in the diner’s office.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
19 June 2025
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“Settee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settee. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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