as in couches
a long upholstered piece of furniture designed for several sitters
I curled up on the sofa with a book
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Recent Examples of sofas
There’s the grand living room with another side of that fireplace blocked in by plush sofas and the adjacent dining room with its long table and stone underfoot and calamondin trees catching the light.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
The place features listening stations, $200,000 speakers for group events, leather sofas and views from loft-style windows.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Wayfair is packed with outdoor furniture sets that include dining tables for alfresco dinners, sofas for lounging, and comfy chairs for reading.
—Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
Salon Sofa Curved sofas are always on trend, but more so than ever this year.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 23 Apr. 2026
Art from his personal collection fills the public spaces, and the rooms have red-stone baths, sofas detailed with luggage-style straps, and headboards painted in hazy ombres to match the sunrise.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
For larger items — refrigerators, sofas, beds, big rugs.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Curtis notes that five or six years ago, sofas were routinely piled high with pillows.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 5 Apr. 2026
Velvet sofas and tapestry chairs were slip-covered with cotton chintz.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
The place features listening stations, $200,000 speakers for group events, leather sofas and views from loft-style windows.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Wayfair is packed with outdoor furniture sets that include dining tables for alfresco dinners, sofas for lounging, and comfy chairs for reading.
—Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
Salon Sofa Curved sofas are always on trend, but more so than ever this year.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 23 Apr. 2026
Art from his personal collection fills the public spaces, and the rooms have red-stone baths, sofas detailed with luggage-style straps, and headboards painted in hazy ombres to match the sunrise.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
For larger items — refrigerators, sofas, beds, big rugs.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Curtis notes that five or six years ago, sofas were routinely piled high with pillows.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 5 Apr. 2026
Velvet sofas and tapestry chairs were slip-covered with cotton chintz.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sofas
couches
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Halverson crashed on couches all across Fridley.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The home was the true heart of our getaway; a space for quiet mornings spent journaling, for cooking together, and for squishing onto one of the many couches sprinkled throughout for late-night conversations.—
Aemilia Madden,
Vogue,
27 May 2026
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“Sofas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sofas. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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