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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
Chelsea Cantilli, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
Best Amazon Home Deals Under $25 Stock up your home for spring while these cooling bed sheets, these outdoor string lights, and cleaning gadgets are on sale.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 20 Mar. 2025
Check out these bathroom and bedding deals (and more) below.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Downtown already has more beds than the rest of Orange, Seminole, and Osceola counties combined.
—Chelsea Cantilli, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
Best Amazon Home Deals Under $25 Stock up your home for spring while these cooling bed sheets, these outdoor string lights, and cleaning gadgets are on sale.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Verb
Some of the classic spots include: General bedding areas.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 20 Mar. 2025
Check out these bathroom and bedding deals (and more) below.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bed
Noun
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Snap up coffee tables, sofas, patio furniture, bar stools, mattresses, and more before these deals expire.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Not just for mattresses or melatonin, but for devices that promise to decode our dreams, coach us into REM, and deliver the kind of rest that our grandparents took for granted.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The second half got even sloppier as the ball rolled around on the floor, both teams turning it over five times in the first nine minutes.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
22 Mar. 2025
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Matthews was shot twice in the head and left clinging to life on the floor as Kopf, also shot twice and seriously wounded, managed to flee in Grissom's truck to get help, prosecutors said.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Budget enough time for a full night's sleep, and take short naps early in the day if needed. Adjust your medications for PsA if needed, such as switching to a different treatment or increasing your dose.—
Ruth Jessen Hickman,
Health,
29 Mar. 2025
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Working on sleep hygiene to improve sleep overall is also a good idea.—
Ann Pietrangelo,
Verywell Health,
28 Mar. 2025
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After all, the 19-year-old figure skater retired from the sport three years ago, only returning to training again a year ago and international competition six months ago.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2025
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Then, Judge made a special tribute to Brett by imitating the retired player’s flex move after the chanting, a tribute Judge has done in the years since Brett retired.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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But at a certain point, those areas can become overfilled, leading your body to stow anything additional as visceral fat, which is lodged deep in your belly and is more metabolically active and risky.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
26 Mar. 2025
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On July 30, 2022, ERO Boston lodged a detainer with the Lynn District Court for Moran, but the court failed to honor the detainer and released him without notification to ERO, according to ICE.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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During their chat, Barrymore’s dog Douglas, who frequently walks around on set during the show, hopped up on the couch and began curiously sniffing Blanco’s mouth.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Just as comfy as any indoor couch, this patio sectional has a moveable footrest and a coffee table.—
Christopher Murray,
FOXNews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Said gravity-compensation device spins upon two axes: While an inner cage rotates through 360 degrees every 16 seconds, an outer cage spins in the opposite direction once every 60 seconds, forming a small seconds indicator at the bottom of the dial.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2025
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For phytoplankton, the organisms sink to the bottom of the ocean during dormancy, and they are eventually covered by sediment over time and preserved by the lack of oxygen.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv’s pressing problems on the battlefield and President Donald Trump’s brazen unpredictability have done what no other combination has done before: shocked Europe out of its peace dividend slumber.—
Daniel DePetris,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2025
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Russian soldiers were snug in their sleeping bags, sleeping off a hard day of combat in a building presumably somewhere along the front line in eastern Ukraine when their slumber was interrupted.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Bed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bed. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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