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as in mattress
a place set aside for sleeping
the sofa in the living room will be your bed for the night
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as in sleep
a natural periodic loss of consciousness during which the body restores itself
I always brush my teeth and floss before going to bed
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as in to sleep
to go to one's bed in order to sleep
the campers all bedded down for the night around 9:00 p.m.
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as in to lodge
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
a walkway of flagstones firmly bedded in the earth
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Recent Examples of bed
Claire Gallam, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2025
Sokola froze and Weinstein pressed her against the bed.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025
Alix also notes a resurgence of color and vintage-inspired designs, with the heavy wallpaper and bedding patterns of the 1970s and '80s seeing a return to splendor.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025
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Noun
European Linen Pajama Set Quince's European Linen Pajama Set is the closest thing to staying in bed all day.
—Claire Gallam, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2025
Sokola froze and Weinstein pressed her against the bed.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
Alix has similarly noticed a more relaxed look for bedding as of late, with untucked sides and duvets that drape over the bed in an organic way.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025
Alix also notes a resurgence of color and vintage-inspired designs, with the heavy wallpaper and bedding patterns of the 1970s and '80s seeing a return to splendor.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bed
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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
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The teenager tossed a hairdryer across the dressing-room floor and kicked a bin.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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The sit-in came less than a month after Booker delivered a record-breaking 25-hour speech on the Senate floor to protest the Trump administration's policies.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Consider ways to rejuvenate yourself independently — a workout routine, quality sleep, yoga, meditation, hobbies — and encourage each other in your self-care efforts.—
Ian Kerner,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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These are not necessarily surprising, considering that workers sacrifice sleep, leisure, and personal time for the job.—
Adia Harvey Wingfield,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Waltz retired from the National Guard last fall at the rank of colonel.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Final Few Boxes include last-chance style that the brand is retiring.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
1 May 2025
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The bullet shot straight through her neck and lodged itself in the wall of the RTD station, said Amelia Sapp, an attorney with the Denver District Attorney’s Office.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2025
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That's when the bullet was found lodged in Gary's rib, and what had started as a possible accidental death — became a murder investigation.—
Susan Mallie,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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At their playdate, the dogs' owners set them on the couch together.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Is anyone replacing Steve Doocy on Fox & Friends? Although Doocy will no longer be hosting from N.Y.C., nobody is set to take his spot on the curvy couch.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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The short-term tax burden of tariffs is about 2.5 times greater for those at the bottom, the Yale analysis found.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2025
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Arrange the shards in a layer in the bottom of your planter.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2025
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This is because Mercury (our planet of the mind) awakens on April 7 and Venus (our planet of pleasure) will arise from her slumber on April 12.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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For nearly a billion years, Earth seemed to fall into an evolutionary slumber.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Bed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bed. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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