: a long upholstered seat usually with arms and a back and often convertible into a bed
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I curled up on the sofa with a book.
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In the adorable images, Garcelle is pictured feeding baby Valley on the sofa while her grandson, Oliver Jr., is cheesing next to her.
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 7 Feb. 2025
Consider sofa fabrics, curtains, and indoor-outdoor rugs that work for both spaces.
—Aksha Mittapalli, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2025
Other clips show the dog relaxing on the sofa, heading out for walks in the countryside, and lying beside a warm fire.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The resulting sofa looks like a landline telephone: Optimizing the different variables yields a sofa with area π/2 + 2/π, or approximately 2.2074.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 7 Feb. 2025
Consider sofa fabrics, curtains, and indoor-outdoor rugs that work for both spaces.
—Aksha Mittapalli, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2025
Other clips show the dog relaxing on the sofa, heading out for walks in the countryside, and lying beside a warm fire.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The resulting sofa looks like a landline telephone: Optimizing the different variables yields a sofa with area π/2 + 2/π, or approximately 2.2074.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Sofa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sofa. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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sofa
noun
so·fa
ˈsō-fə 
: a long upholstered seat usually with arms and a back and often convertible into a bed
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