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pillow

[pil-oh] / ˈpɪl oʊ /
NOUN
support
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He added: "Just the fact that I found it so normal, in a sad way, that it was okay to just put my head on the pillow and fall asleep."

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

He had apologised to his wife for leaving onboard a token from his son -- a small pillow.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

As her rivals nervously shuffle in their boots, Shiffrin will clear space on the ground, fold a parka as a pillow, shut her blue eyes and doze off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

A no-spend week nudges me toward living out that old Depression-era saying my grandmother liked enough to have embroidered on a pillow: Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026

In frustration, Leo throws the pillow onto the futon.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila