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Recent Examples of settee
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.
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Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
Across the globe, discerning hotels are filling their spaces with settees, divans, sofas, and armchairs that stretch beyond the merely functional and into the realm of art—some even center their whole design scheme around the seating arrangements.
—Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 5 Sep. 2025
By Southern law, enslaved people were property, like a plow horse or a prized settee, bought and sold or passed down from one family member to another.
—David Wright Faladé, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
Most of us would settle for Lucozade and a duvet on the settee, but Howe is Newcastle’s king nerd.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
Across the globe, discerning hotels are filling their spaces with settees, divans, sofas, and armchairs that stretch beyond the merely functional and into the realm of art—some even center their whole design scheme around the seating arrangements.
—Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 5 Sep. 2025
By Southern law, enslaved people were property, like a plow horse or a prized settee, bought and sold or passed down from one family member to another.
—David Wright Faladé, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
Most of us would settle for Lucozade and a duvet on the settee, but Howe is Newcastle’s king nerd.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for settee
Noun
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Shailene Woodley is upstairs from Animal Haven, a pet shelter tucked just off Canal Street in downtown Manhattan, curled into a couch on a quiet fall morning.—
Julian Sancton,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
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The deluxe cabins are slightly smaller, but ingenious, with sofabeds and stools that pull double duty as couches and coffee tables.—
Antonia Mortensen,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One thing that is probably not visible in the photos is the detailed topstitching on the side of the sofa.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
23 Oct. 2025
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Kids can enjoy multiple configurations, including a regular-style sofa.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Settee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settee. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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