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pillow

[pil-oh] / ˈpɪl oʊ /
NOUN
support
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He had apologised to his wife for leaving onboard a token from his son -- a small pillow.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

In the end, Rosati opted for a medium-support pillow with “a touch of down.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Then one day when I hit record, I had the neck pillow on and I just didn’t care.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 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

Mama’s hair started falling out in big tufts on her pillow, and I would go in her room and collect it when she’d get up for a while.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan