noun
Etymology
Origin of carpeting
Example Sentences
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Upon entering the abode, guests are greeted with green carpeting that leads to a white staircase.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026
Called bonus depreciation, the tax break applies to purchases such as new carpeting or appliances for owners of rental properties, or new computer equipment or a vehicle for business owners.
From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025
Now Britons are growing exasperated with a decorator whose tastes run to the intellectual equivalent of avocado-colored appliances and garish shag carpeting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
Brettler removed the shag carpeting in the living area and bedroom and poured terrazzo floors to match the original floors throughout the house, many of which had to be repaired.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025
I’d grown up around the smell of new carpeting, of polyester shirts hot from the dryer.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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