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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

They also surprised me with a surfing shirt that just says “California” that’s on the ottoman.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 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

Food stains appeared at every turn—melted cheese caked into the carpeting, tomato sauce drying on the arm of a love seat, a squashed eclair oozing custard all over an ottoman.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull


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