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cozy

[koh-zee] / ˈkoʊ zi /


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That’s fire, the kind that makes you want to cozy up under a blanket with your favorite mug of tea.

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026

I have a little room that my two kids call “the cozy room.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

So if we’re staying at home, sometimes we’ll just grab a blanket and go into the den and get cozy on the couch and binge something on our big TV.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

But spend enough time online and you’ll realize that the facade of cozy nights in and days quietly posing for photos lit by never-ceasing natural light is just that.

From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2026

They had seemed so happy in the woods, and so at home in that surprisingly cozy cave—who was Penelope to say that life at Ashton Place was better?

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

In my mind, the biggest problem with this isn’t necessarily that he cozies up to pseudoscience.

From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2025

It cozies up a space and provides cushioning for a tired cook’s feet.

From Washington Times ● May 9, 2023

When Di cozies up to a smitten boy, Diem’s camera watches them walk away.

From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2022

Even CBS cozies up to this socioeconomic hot-button in the friendliest way possible by way of “The Neighborhood,” which was recently renewed for a second season.

From Salon ● May 23, 2019

It's very English, with the tea cozies and all that sort of frills, and some of their luncheon dishes are delicious.

From Revelations of a Wife The Story of a Honeymoon by Adele Garrison

If OpenAI gets cozier with the government, Altman will likely have significant influence over AI regulations, said PitchBook analyst Harrison Rolfes.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

For cozier evenings, there is a separate family room, complete with its own fireplace, enormous windows, and the same exposed beams that run through the main living area.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026

What could be cozier than a flock of charismatic sheep hunting their shepherd’s killer?

From Salon ● May 17, 2026

For a cozier option, head to Stargazy, a pie shop that has quietly become a hub for soccer-crazed Brits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025

Each week the autumn grew colder and wetter, and the inn, although dirty and drafty, was much cozier than any barn or dung heap to be found outside, so she remained, empty of heart.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman

Divine understanding is one of the coziest concepts around, after all.

From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026

This roasting kit helps revive one of wintertime’s coziest pleasures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025

“Malcolm started following the shifting sun and staking his claim to the coziest spot each season,” she says.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2024

If that doesn’t sound like the coziest of holiday reunions, Mungiu is just getting warmed up, or rather cooled down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2023

He made the hole in the bag still larger, crawled inside, and curled up in the coziest bed he had ever known.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary

The rear cabin matches the front in molded-leather magnificence, with two deep-seated, high-bolstered rear chairs cozied up between the wheel wells, sharing an armrest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

We listened in rapt, reverential awe, cozied by Vienna’s velvet strings, velvet winds and velvet brass woven together in a perfect tapestry of lush sonic textures and instrumental colors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2024

“McKinsey now has offices all over the world, and from them they’ve cozied up to some truly terrible clients,” Oliver said.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2023

But then, in the 1980s, a bunch of Soviets showed up out of nowhere and cozied up to him.

From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2023

Shortly after sunrise we come down the steep road into Livingstonville, a small town of no more than forty houses and stores cozied at the confluence of the Cats- kill and Lake creeks.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

His FDA is promoting testosterone therapy for men while cozying up to men’s health influencers such as Joe Rogan and Andrew Huberman.

From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026

Faye, meanwhile, is disturbed at the sight of her agent and editor cozying up to Abby; are they plotting to dump Faye in favor of her nemesis?

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

The couple first sparked romance rumors in July when they were seen cozying up in Spain together.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 4, 2026

Nora Lange’s follow-up to her Los Angeles Times bestselling novel “Us Fools” is a collection of short fiction that confronts family dynamics while cozying up to the surreal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026

I didn't see the first shot, 'cause we were cozying up on the stoop there like normal, but I saw the second one.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon


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