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recliner

[ri-klahy-ner] / rɪˈklaɪ nər /


NOUN
chair
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His wife, the Rev. Raysa Vázquez, woke up every couple of hours and tended to Briany, sitting with her in the brown recliner in the living room, rocking her back to sleep.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

As an homage, Chan sculpted a recliner out of snow in front of his house.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

When he walked into his new living room and sank into his new recliner it felt like home again.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

These days, he’s more the “disturbed and declining grandpa who won’t leave his recliner and has us all vaguely concerned but mostly trying not to get involved.”

From Slate • Aug. 27, 2024

Billy is busy fidgeting with the lever that turns the chair into a recliner.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass




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