cot

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Recent Examples of cot They are being housed downtown in government buildings transformed into makeshift barracks with thousands of cots. Zac Anderson, USA Today, 14 June 2025 Not all cots are the same size, nor are all sheets for cots. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025 Yulia told Newsweek that the 10-by-8-foot nursery, equipped with a cot, rocking chair, and storage, cost a few grand to build. Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025 Finding a sheet for your cot is likely going to be easier for single cot users than for those with double cots. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for cot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cot
Noun
  • There are numerous deals on weatherproof lounge chairs, sofas, and dining sets.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2025
  • Pieces to fit any backyard are up for grabs, including this small space-friendly sectional sofa and foldable Adirondack chairs.
    Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • In Racine, a 898-square-foot bungalow, in the 1300 block of Kewaunee Street, sold for $65,000.
    Dakota Barnes-Rush, jsonline.com, 7 July 2025
  • These lonely senior citizens arrive at a Los Angeles bungalow where Fish, newly discharged from an asylum, wrestles with an imagined demon and Poinsettia mourns a fantasy romance with composer Giacomo Puccini.
    Armond White, National Review, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Sitting on the couch with his older brother Dominic, he was hooked.
    Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 12 July 2025
  • Just had his Bible open on the couch and just talked about it.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • In the summer, check out spike ball, croquet, a giant tumble tower and yoga mats from the activity hut.
    Sarah Sekula, USA Today, 2 July 2025
  • Painting, like the thatching of huts, was deemed women’s work, completed after the end of the summer rains, when the harvest was in the granaries.
    Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • Guests arrive down a pebbled driveway to a single-story bungalow, elegantly set back among hydrangeas, pitch pines, and red cedars, with a neat lawn and patio with sun loungers and hammock.
    Mary Holland, Robb Report, 10 July 2025
  • Amazon’s secret outlet has steep discounts on patio and garden upgrades, including charcoal grills and smokers, hammocks, outdoor seating, patio umbrellas, and other backyard must-haves.
    Emily Weaver, People.com, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • Throughout the space, there were places for the artist to rest—a daybed, an East African headrest, a wooden platform holding two mattresses and a sculpture.
    Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
  • Of course, finds that are budget-friendly and stylish are welcomed, too, which is why our top picks include this four-pack of wicker chairs, this two-pack of poolside loungers, and what looks like the world’s most comfortable daybed.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Prosecutors said Garcia was asleep in the lower bunk when Lopez got on top of him and started to strangle him.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2025
  • Should officials have evacuated the low-lying areas near the Guadalupe River—including the bunks at Camp Mystic—on the afternoon of July 3rd, when the Austin/San Antonio office of the N.W.S. issued a flood watch?
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 July 2025

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“Cot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cot. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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