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Recent Examples of curl up
For anyone wondering, the camera then pans over to Nori, who was curled up peacefully inside the paper packaging instead.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
He was curled up on the ground, cold and wearing only a diaper, according to police.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2025
Making sure to show her love, Lexi curled up on the bed with Katie.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
However, research showed him that there was a specific kind of pepperoni that when baked, the outside curls up and forms a cup and the fat renders in the middle.
—Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
He was curled up on the ground, cold and wearing only a diaper, according to police.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2025
Making sure to show her love, Lexi curled up on the bed with Katie.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
However, research showed him that there was a specific kind of pepperoni that when baked, the outside curls up and forms a cup and the fat renders in the middle.
—Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curl up
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The Desert Bar, snuggled in a remote corner of western Arizona, isn’t your average watering hole.—
Tiffany Acosta,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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In the image, Justin — who shares the infant with wife and Rhode founder Hailey Bieber, 28— could be seen reclining on a sofa for a relaxing weekend as the baby snuggled up with his legs resting on his dad's lap.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Move off-road, and an adaptive air suspension can hoist the R1S to a Hummer-esque 37.8 centimeters of ground clearance, enough for leisurely dips in 1.1-meter-deep water; its 149-kWh battery snugged in carbon fiber, aluminum and high-strength steel.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
11 Feb. 2025
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Our job was to stretch and snug the uppers to the bottom of the lasts.—
Heshel Rolnick,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2024
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There's a painting by the French artist Schlosser of a dog with his snout nestled in the crook of a woman's waist.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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There is no Sailor Moon, Pokémon or Demon Hunter to be found, and the only example of the mega-popular Dragonball franchise is an original issue of the first run from the 1980s nestled in a cluster of material dealing with the monkey-trickster theme.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Curl up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curl%20up. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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