furnishing
noun
fur·nish·ing
ˈfər-ni-shiŋ 
1
: an article or accessory of dress
—usually used in plural
2
: an object that tends to increase comfort or utility
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Examples of furnishing in a Sentence
we moved the furnishings out of the room so we could sand down and refinish the wood floor
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Inside, the space is highlighted by gold and green hues, and the structure’s classic elegance is accented by vintage furnishings and nods to the Roaring Twenties.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2025
Exports to China, to which Italy is the top trade partner for upscale wood furnishings, led losses plummeting 17.9 percent.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 4 Feb. 2025
This was led by a year-on-year rise in the indexes for furnishings, household equipment, routine maintenance, food and non-alcoholic beverages and clothing and water, data released by Statistics Korea Wednesday showed.
—Lee Ying Shan,amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
The 118 guest rooms are housed in adobe buildings and feature a modern, desert-style aesthetic with wood furnishings and private patios—some with tiled fireplaces.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2025
Exports to China, to which Italy is the top trade partner for upscale wood furnishings, led losses plummeting 17.9 percent.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 4 Feb. 2025
This was led by a year-on-year rise in the indexes for furnishings, household equipment, routine maintenance, food and non-alcoholic beverages and clothing and water, data released by Statistics Korea Wednesday showed.
—Lee Ying Shan,amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
The 118 guest rooms are housed in adobe buildings and feature a modern, desert-style aesthetic with wood furnishings and private patios—some with tiled fireplaces.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Furnishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/furnishing. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
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