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bedspread

[bed-spred] / ˈbɛdˌsprɛd /
NOUN
thick, often quilted, covering for bed
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In the ruins, Sabbagh picked out bits of his family's shattered life -- a scrap of his mother Afaf's bedspread, chunks of wooden furniture from their dining room, a red sofa cushion.

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

For that reason, I suggest you invest in a bedspread and cushions, and update your AI-generated photo.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 3, 2026

I let him select a new bedspread and I can still remember the hippie patchwork red velvet one he chose.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025

Even in the production design, there are maze-like things that are – sometimes it's the fabric on the bedspread.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2023

She sat down beside Pearl on the bed and smoothed the bedspread beneath them.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

After staging plays in the family garage, where she used blue chenille bedspreads as curtains, Ms. Welch enrolled in classes at a local junior theater.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2023

Our twin beds have matching Roy Rogers bedspreads, and the room’s wallpaper is a pattern of cowboys roping steers and riding broncos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2022

Add posters, bedspreads, pillows or whatever else to make it feel warm.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2022

Taxes will not be imposed on clothing, shoes, school supplies, book bags, computers, printers, bedspreads and linens, and more.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 5, 2020

She was carrying two laundered and folded cotton bedspreads.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger




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