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pillow

[pil-oh] / ˈpɪl oʊ /
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Plutarch claimed that Alexander slept with Aristotle’s personally annotated “Iliad” under his pillow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Here's his guide to choosing the perfect pillow for you.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

If you have a bigger bend "it means you need a slightly thicker pillow than someone who's got a very flat back," says McCarthy.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

McCarthy, an associate professor at the Manchester School of Physiotherapy, says the right pillow will depend on what position you sleep in.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

When it reached the top it curled up on Jeremy's pillow and fell fast asleep.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

Those pillows are their best-selling gift item, retailing at $59.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Sales of nonfood items—throw pillows, kitchen gadgets and apparel—tend to garner higher margins and aren’t categories where Walmart already dominates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

"We only go back home to get water, clothes, pillows, and then we... spend the nights here."

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

The toppings are market-flexible, too: Use whatever chèvre or goat cheese you find, whether it crumbles into little pillows or lands in soft clouds, and turn a leftover hunk of cornbread into crisp, salty crumbs.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Mrs. Baransky beams at us, waving goodbye as she reassures Mom—once again—that the house isn’t a mess, the pillows aren’t a big deal, don’t worry so much.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

Mr. Djiba, the mango seller, had hoped to sleep pillowed on a pile of life jackets on the boat, but a guard dislodged him, so he went into the restaurant.

From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2022

But a new facade of pillowed concrete, along with arched skylights in the workshop areas, add touches of refinement to what is essentially a space to make artistic messes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2019

I raced through steep pine forests pillowed with heavy snow and frozen aspens, the Wasatch mountains rolling by in swirls of purple and brilliant white.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 18, 2016

So, in Bright Star, Keats is not just Romantic but romantic too: head pillowed upon fair Fanny’s breast, mooning about in blue velvet tails, he essentially speaks in his own verse.

From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2012

When the tightness inside her finally relaxed, she lay down on the earth, her cheek pillowed on her hand, staring slackly at the faint outlines of her mother’s tombstone in the dark.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo

The musical orchestration pillowing their voices is lovely, the singing sincere.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2024

Kaede rolled over, pillowing her head on her bent arm to look at him.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

I lie facedown on her bed, pillowing my head on my arms, completely drained in the aftermath of a hellish morning.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

Kaede built the small fire as quickly as she could, and Con pulled Shae’s sleeping form toward it, pillowing her head on a rolled-up blanket.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

He lay back, pillowing his head on his hands.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw


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