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recliner

[ri-klahy-ner] / rɪˈklaɪ nər /


NOUN
chair
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His wife, the Rev. Raysa Vázquez, woke up every couple of hours and tended to Briany, sitting with her in the brown recliner in the living room, rocking her back to sleep.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Sitting in a recliner in his library, he’d grab green Value Line binders from a nearby desk and pore through data on publicly traded companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

When he walked into his new living room and sank into his new recliner it felt like home again.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

When it comes to upholstery, you may be ready to throw in the towel and simply invest in a new piece, be it a dining room chair, sofa cushion or recliner.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024

Dad rose from the recliner, decked out in his usual stuck-at-home uniform, a faded Fishbone concert tee and running shorts with worn-out elastic.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas