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ottoman

[ot-uh-muhn] / ˈɒt ə mən /
NOUN
footstool
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Some come with an ottoman so you can hang out with someone in your group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

We would also lose one of TV’s most unforgettable opening sequences highlighted by Van Dyke’s Rob Petrie tumbling over an ottoman, then springing to his feet with a grin.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025

Bring the indoors outdoors with this adorable outdoor ottoman from the spring and summer collection from Roche Bobois.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2024

I went upstairs a few hours later to wake her so she could sleep that night, and I found her slumped over an ottoman.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2023

I leaned on the ottoman next to the couch for support as I got up.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat




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