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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

“I was sitting in a recliner there in Nashville, just enjoying myself,” said the 68-year-old Bochy, who came out of retirement to take over the Rangers.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2023

Even before the diagnosis, she knew something was wrong — she had to sleep in a recliner because she experienced a choking sensation while lying flat on her back.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2023

Before I can stop them, Frank erupts from the depths of his recliner.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden