- present participle of furnish.
furnishing
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The family is still furnishing the house but has already purchased an air filter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Chloe Haynes , 21, was found dead in her room at The Britannia Adelphi Hotel in September 2022 after she was trapped under the heavy furnishing.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
The furniture retailer missed first-quarter earnings estimates, though CEO Niraj Shah asserted the company had outperformed the broader home furnishing category amid “a choppy start to the year.”
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
A popular lender backed by venture capital firms is struggling financially, sending shock waves through the small clothing and home furnishing companies that count on its financing.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2024
Is there anything you need in the way of furnishing, for example?
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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The team revived original furnishings and interior and exterior walls, while constructing a new ADA-compliant Victorian carpenter gothic cottage with stylish board and batten siding, modeled after a 19th-century Sears kit house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Darren Walker, president of Anonymous Content, paid $4.2 million for a Paul Revere Williams-designed house in Los Angeles, filling it with sleek furnishings and a curated collection of Black art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
“The five-bedroom home preserves its original post-and-beam character while introducing custom millwork, cabinetry, tile, built-ins, and furnishings designed specifically for the property,” adds the listing.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
While pets remain the most common searched-for term overall - ahead of gardens, garages and furnishings, the lead at the top is shrinking.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
But the new furnishings were fine, and I liked my room.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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