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carpet

[kahr-pit] / ˈkɑr pɪt /
NOUN
nappy floor covering
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They were back on the red carpet together in 2019 for the release of Spider-Man: Far From Home.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Hawley asked Fauci about the day of the week and the color of the carpet.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

The rescheduled dinner was smaller and more tightly controlled than April’s event, with a single entrance, multiple security screenings and no traditional red carpet.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2026

Shag carpet covered original terra-cotta floors, high-gloss paint coated nearly every wooden surface and overgrown weeds crowded the yard.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Three small figures, gray as the dawn, gathered on the carpet of Camilla’s cabin, nose to nose to nose.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

The Backrooms began with a single unsettling image posted anonymously online: a claustrophobic warren of tawdrily yellow, windowless rooms with aged carpets and harsh overhead fluorescent lights.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

And on red carpets and film festivals, you can find movie and industry leaders feeding their four favorite films into a microphone emblazoned with Letterboxd’s orange, green and blue dot logo.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

A clown paints children's faces, music fills the air, as families spread picnic carpets across the grass.

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

Project 33 has completely overhauled each room in the property, adding new furniture, carpets, and other changes aimed at making life easier for Sarah and her children.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

When had her aunt’s worn beige carpets, wood-paneled walls, and stucco ceilings come to represent home?

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

Catherine Earnshaw, raised in the “disorderly, comfortless” gothic abode of Wuthering Heights, is seduced by the refinement of the neighboring Thrushcross Grange, “a splendid place carpeted with crimson.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

Swaths of the region are carpeted in grasses that each year grow and then die, creating what Acuña described as a patchwork of layers.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

That the world is made of green fields carpeted with sweet grass, where nothing bad ever happens.

From Salon May 17, 2026

Depending on where you are reading this, your doormat may have been carpeted with colourful leaflets for weeks and your TV and social media feeds chocca with political promises.

From BBC May 3, 2026

There was hawthorn both pink and white, and primroses and buttercups carpeted the fields with yellow.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli

“Additional updates throughout the home include refinished hardwood floors, fresh interior paint, new carpeting, and a remodeled guest bathroom,” the description notes.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

Its bright orange shade looked almost neon against the phantasmagoric roses bursting from the carpeting and wallpaper—every inch of this underworld custom-calibrated for a blindingly colorful ride.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

Some examples of normal wear and tear include faded paint, worn carpeting and small holes from nails used to hang art.

From MarketWatch Apr. 30, 2026

Called bonus depreciation, the tax break applies to purchases such as new carpeting or appliances for owners of rental properties, or new computer equipment or a vehicle for business owners.

From Barron's Nov. 25, 2025

Mrs. Johnson loved it; she was in love with the redwood paneling, the wall-to- wall carpeting, the picture windows fore and aft, the view that the rear window provided—hills, a valley, then sky and ocean.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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