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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

Eight days later, police officers raced at 3 a.m. to a small house in San Fernando where, slumped in a recliner, they found a woman Torres had called his wife.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

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

Keeping his eyes on Deborah, Gary walked across the room, sat in an oversized recliner, and motioned for us to join him.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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