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Recent Examples of futon
Most of the spacious rooms are Western in style, with beds rather than futons, and trade in tatami mats for wooden flooring.
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Christina Liao, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2025
Diamond explains that traditional Japanese futons are known as shikibutons, made with layers of cotton or wool, but the typical futon is often filled with synthetic foam and chemicals.
—Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2025
So when powerful Santa Ana winds battered his house on the night of Monday, January 5, Goldner, a rock climbing coach and video director, dragged his futon into the living room and slept there with his two dogs, just to be safe.
—Gavin Feek, Outside Online, 13 Jan. 2025
In order to do so, however, the futon has to be moved away from the wall, which could be inconvenient.
—Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Jan. 2025
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Christina Liao, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2025
Diamond explains that traditional Japanese futons are known as shikibutons, made with layers of cotton or wool, but the typical futon is often filled with synthetic foam and chemicals.
—Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2025
So when powerful Santa Ana winds battered his house on the night of Monday, January 5, Goldner, a rock climbing coach and video director, dragged his futon into the living room and slept there with his two dogs, just to be safe.
—Gavin Feek, Outside Online, 13 Jan. 2025
In order to do so, however, the futon has to be moved away from the wall, which could be inconvenient.
—Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for futon
Noun
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All of which suggests that Trump is less interested in correcting history or justifying a holiday-weekend mattress sale than nudging his faithful to feel aggrieved—and then emboldened.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
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As our mattress testers can attest, the free white-glove delivery process is smooth and won’t leave you lugging a compressed mattress up the stairs.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Calling it the Fair View, Mulrooney was meticulous in choosing the lace curtains, plush carpets, brass bedsteads and other finery that would make her new hotel the envy of the region’s other hoteliers, who housed most guests in rough dormitories.—
Melanie Haiken,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Oct. 2024
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The Emerald Ridge room, for example, has original redwood-slat walls, an antique bedstead and river views, while the sunny Rhododendron boasts period wallpaper and a claw-foot tub.—
Jackie Burrell,
The Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2024
Noun
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Plastic bottles, aluminum cans and wooden pallets are among the items banned from landfills in the state.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2025
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Putting a few pallets on inbound trailers doesn't mean Amazon is getting into for-hire LTL — much less planning to acquire FedEx Freight or one of its competitors, Jindel tells Axios.—
Colin Campbell,
Axios,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Where to stay Graduate by Hilton, just steps from Virginia Commonwealth University, has a rooftop pool and family suites with a king-size bed in one room and bunks in the other.—
Ashlea Halpern,
AFAR Media,
29 Apr. 2025
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But the sun-drenched former tourist hub is nonetheless feeling the effects, as tens of thousands of refugees fleeing the gangs’ terror bunk with family and friends in this sleepy remote corner of Haiti.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Make sure the beds are at least 1 to 2 feet deep, to keep the roots out of contaminated soil.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Pull yourself away from the outdoor living space and step inside, where the beds are from Tempur-Pedic and one of the bathrooms features an alfresco bathtub.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Don’t forget to prepare sofas and rugs for potential pet scratches and stains, too.—
Caitlin Sole,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 May 2025
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On a very tasteful green sofa Not to be outdone by her friend, actress Tilda Swinton was wearing the tee days after the link-up with Ackermann.—
Sam Manzella,
Them.,
1 May 2025
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“Futon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/futon. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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