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snuggle

[snuhg-uhl] / ˈsnʌg əl /


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Some responsibilities she’ll never give up: “The time to talk about our day, snuggle in bed, read books, that’s really special to me.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

Adjacent to that may be the most enjoyed room in the house: a comfortable family room where everyone can snuggle up and watch TV.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2025

This is because we snuggle with and sleep in bed with our cats.

From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2025

To effortlessly float into REM sleep, snuggle underneath Silk and Snow’s hand-knitted, weighted blanket.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023

“The kid who wanted to snuggle your baby sister? That’s who you’re afraid of?”

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

Teo wriggles down into the warmth of the duvet and snuggles into his mother.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

Calvacca doesn’t play favorites, she says, but she snuggles Valentina and calls Sonny Mister Handsome.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026

Riding in the car, he snuggles with the nearest available passenger.

From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2024

And it’s where my current boyfriend snuggles with me on the couch as we browse Zillow listings for the next place I can call home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2022

I flip to the correct page while Lily snuggles into my lap.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

My husband carried him into the room and placed him on the bed next to me as I snuggled his baby brother in the crook of my arm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

Gus Walz rose from his seat snuggled in between his family who were all in tears and said, beaming at the vice president candidate, “That’s my dad.”

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2024

“He just loves people and is always happy when snuggled next to someone on the sofa,” said Dr Williams.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2024

Beau snuggled next to her as she worked, slept in her bed and even tagged along with her when Pereira would leave the house.

From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2024

She snuggled close to his cheek and purred.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

She is holding a baby, the youngest of her two kids, and gently snuggling with the child.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

Thankfully, the wait is almost over and I'll be snuggling up with a hot chocolate on Christmas Day to watch it with my family, just like everyone else.

From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2024

Before examining more deeply the risks that the leagues face from snuggling with the gambling companies, let’s take a quick march through history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2024

Both practices are concerned with defiance of worldly cares, with the tension between being a responsible member of society and snuggling beneath layers of blankets.

From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2024

Every year, Mom set an alarm for herself and went into Layla’s room, snuggling with Ivy’s groggy and usually cranky sister, and sang “Happy Birthday” like a lullaby.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake


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