furnishing
Americannoun
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furnishings
plural
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furnishings,
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furniture, carpeting, etc., for a house or room.
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articles or accessories of dress.
men's furnishings.
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that with which anything is furnished.
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Origin of furnishing
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Americans took copies with them from the original 13 states as the frontier moved westward; these, Mr. Auslin writes, became “an indispensable furnishing and handbook.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
The furniture retailer missed first-quarter earnings estimates, though CEO Niraj Shah asserted the company had outperformed the broader home furnishing category amid “a choppy start to the year.”
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
But rather than spending tens of thousands furnishing and designing her space herself, she came across emerging interior designer Kiki Tolles through her TikTok algorithm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
Or you could buy yourself a $10m house every day for 250 years, and still have change for furnishing and decorating.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2025
This sort of furnishing was what Mr. and Mrs. Clutter liked, as did the majority of their acquaintances, whose homes, by and large, were similarly furnished.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
It would’ve been easier to create fresh builds or buy new decor and furnishings, Cain admits, but then it wouldn’t feel like the right setting to him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
While pets remain the most common searched-for term overall - ahead of gardens, garages and furnishings, the lead at the top is shrinking.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Kalinak defended the outlay, describing the furnishings as being of "mid-range standard" from durable materials and claiming they would last 30 to 50 years.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Other items auctioned off were antique furnishings, sculptures, and paintings.
From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026
And I realized that what I'd taken for junk was actually worn household furnishings.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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