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Recent Examples of bedstead
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.
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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
Orwell typed for hours upstairs, sitting on his iron bedstead in a tatty dressing gown, chain-smoking shag tobacco.
—Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024
The only possible exit is a skylight, and the only means of reaching it is to build a tower from a bedstead and other bits of furniture.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2023
My dad had rigged a ramp up to a derelict bedstead and boarded over the springs.
—Jeanette Winterson, The New Yorker, 4 June 2017
In guest rooms, fires and lamplight illuminate upholstered sleigh beds or traditional turned-wood New England bedsteads.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017
One room boasts crimson walls and a large white wooden bedstead, with pretty floral bedding.
—Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2017
Guest bedrooms are furnished with mother-of-pearl wardrobes from Syria and gold bedsteads from Egypt.
—Lizzie Porter, CNN, 3 July 2017
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
Orwell typed for hours upstairs, sitting on his iron bedstead in a tatty dressing gown, chain-smoking shag tobacco.
—Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024
The only possible exit is a skylight, and the only means of reaching it is to build a tower from a bedstead and other bits of furniture.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2023
My dad had rigged a ramp up to a derelict bedstead and boarded over the springs.
—Jeanette Winterson, The New Yorker, 4 June 2017
In guest rooms, fires and lamplight illuminate upholstered sleigh beds or traditional turned-wood New England bedsteads.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017
One room boasts crimson walls and a large white wooden bedstead, with pretty floral bedding.
—Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2017
Guest bedrooms are furnished with mother-of-pearl wardrobes from Syria and gold bedsteads from Egypt.
—Lizzie Porter, CNN, 3 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedstead
Noun
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News reports described the source of the prolonged burning as mattresses that had been stored in a brick warehouse.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
7 June 2025
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The medium-firm mattress is also just as comfortable as typical firm mattresses, according to Kellogg.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
30 May 2025
Noun
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One floor of the property is dedicated to guest rooms designed in a more traditional manner and outfitted with tatami mats and futon beds.—
John Wogan,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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With the celebration comes the addition of two new yurts that each have two queen beds and a full-size futon.—
Brittany Anas,
Denver Post,
15 May 2025
Noun
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There are pallets of frozen water bottles, bricks and concrete conveniently located for the rioters to access.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
13 June 2025
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Rumors about pallets of bricks were also debunked after Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 and reemerged in 2021 during Kyle Rittenhouse's trial and 2022 during Roe v. Wade protests.—
Emma Li,
CBS News,
11 June 2025
Noun
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Thereafter, she was sent home to rest, spending the next two weeks in bed before having a follow-up brain scan.—
Andy Frye,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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These sheets truly are buttery-smooth and cool to the touch—even after being in bed for hours at a time.—
Brigitt Earley,
Glamour,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Several steps up from the camp bunks of your youth, the suites come with a kitchenette, a freestanding gas fireplace, and an en-suite deep soaking tub and rainfall shower.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
8 June 2025
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Who takes the lower bunk, the middle bunk or the higher bunk?—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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“Bedstead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedstead. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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