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Recent Examples of settee
Andy hopped onto a nearby settee and wagged his tail.
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Margaret Moorman, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 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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Margaret Moorman, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 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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Junior Suites have significantly more space, with a couch to spread out on or pull out into an additional bed, and two bathrooms.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Baker sprawled across a leather couch.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The Vilòn Charming Room has a king-sized bed and a velvet sofa for hanging out on or reading your morning newspaper.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Very soon, from the sofa behind Adele, loud enough to be heard over Disney, there came a smacking of mouths and saliva.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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“Settee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/settee. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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