as in bed
a cloth case that is filled with material and used as something on which to sleep
They bought a new mattress with the intention of getting a more restful night's sleep.
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Recent Examples of mattress
Personal effects of little value to thieves — mattresses, clothes, photographs, children’s toys — litter the park.
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
Each of its 256 cells houses an average of 156 inmates in metal bunks with no mattresses or sheets and only two toilets and two sinks for the entire group.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Already, the area in front of the school was snarled with donkey carts loaded with people’s belongings, cooking gas cylinders, jugs of drinking water, mattresses and tarps.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
The Miami shipper’s list of 134 items headed for the Caribbean looked pretty tame: tires, bicycles, refrigerators and mattresses.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
Each of its 256 cells houses an average of 156 inmates in metal bunks with no mattresses or sheets and only two toilets and two sinks for the entire group.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Already, the area in front of the school was snarled with donkey carts loaded with people’s belongings, cooking gas cylinders, jugs of drinking water, mattresses and tarps.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
The Miami shipper’s list of 134 items headed for the Caribbean looked pretty tame: tires, bicycles, refrigerators and mattresses.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mattress
Noun
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If that wing was being used, there would be more beds upstairs.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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The team’s biggest concerns for 390’s recovery since July has been that the growth bed would be too damaged for the keratin to regrow and that the bone that supports the entire structure of the upper beak may have too much missing and grow back together.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the living room, the sofa pillows stood perfectly upright, and there was nary a water ring on any of the polished furniture.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
6 Apr. 2025
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There's a flexible hose to nab hard-to-reach messes, a transparent crevice tool for corners and sofa cushions, as well as a dust brush to loosen hair and dust from upholstery.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Scheffler remembers watching the tournament on TV as a boy, sitting on the couch next to his father.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Suleman posted pictures of her son as a baby, smiling in the bathtub with a few of his siblings, spending time outdoors and enjoying time on the couch.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Police said the missing woman’s body was found wrapped in a sheet and shower curtain and stuffed inside a futon.—
Mike Stunson,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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This vegan leather option switches from a couch to a futon that’s only about 6 inches wider than a twin bed for a compact and reliable furniture piece.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
3 Mar. 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
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“Mattress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mattress. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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