futon

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Recent Examples of futon 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 Better Homes & Gardens Reading Futon This reading futon is a great solution for hosting guests and lounging around during the day. Kelsey Fredricks, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for futon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for futon
Noun
  • 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
  • The bed is made by combining two queen-sized mattresses.
    Jordan Greene, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Showing the breadth of design, Bettie Haute Couture’s capsule focused on precise tailoring which disrupted proportions in a rich pallet of fawns, creams, and beige.
    Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
  • The drop-off also does not accept any pallets, boards, nails, fences, wire, bricks, stones or soil.
    Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Three men stormed in with flashlights, going from bunk to bunk.
    Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Photo : Dallas and Harris Photography The bunk room.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • And like many parents, when the kids go to bed, Meghan and Prince Harry like to unwind with some of their favorite shows.
    Stephanie Petit, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
  • As Central Florida grapples with a shortage of homeless shelter beds, a new state law bans sleeping or camping on public property.
    Christie Zizo, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Whether on a microfiber sofa, suede boots, or a rug, the process is similar.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
  • In this house, that means lots of midcentury modern, antique pine pieces, and Danish modern furniture, like this low-slung sofa and chairs, which are so versatile that Roche has reupholstered them three times over the years.
    Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2025

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