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as in to snug
to sit or recline comfortably or cozily it's particularly nice to snuggle next to the fire on a snowy day

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as in to cuddle
to lie close snuggle up to a friendly cat

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Recent Examples of snuggle Available in 10, 15, or 20 pounds Layla Weighted Blanket for $199 to $239: Our tester loved snuggling with a partner under Layla's massive king-size blanket. Nena Farrell, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024 Giftees can use it to snuggle up under, host overnight guests, and drape over furniture. Kelsey Fredricks, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2024 Beth and Bluebell also stole the show in the couple’s 15th-anniversary photos, which featured them snuggled in the monarchs’ laps. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 18 Nov. 2024 And yet the show's lucky viewers are safe inside, probably snuggled in a blanket, watching other people on an adventure. Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week Us, theweek, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for snuggle 
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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
  • Most of them grow from southern Oregon down into northern California, snugged up against the rugged Pacific coast.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2024
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  • Other moments featured in the photo carousel included Malti admiring some Christmas trees, cuddling with mom in a hotel bathrobe, sharing her artwork on a sketch pad, and playing with a doll from Disney's Moana.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Munn included photos of herself cuddling with Méi and sitting on a couch in a store.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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  • My husband, Dave, still wears the shirt with his workplace nickname – The Spam King – printed in the iconic Spam lettering, nestled in the yellow goo from the can.
    Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
  • There was no mention of the refugees who had formed a thriving community in Long Beach, nestled along the city’s Anaheim corridor called Cambodia Town.
    Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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  • Kim Kardashian Shares Emotional Post Reflecting on 'the Sad Part About Motherhood' Tagging Balenciaga, Kardashian crouched down in front of a gold Tesla Cybercab while wearing a pair of stockings featuring a suspender-style top, a pair of pointed black heels and a cropped black puffer jacket.
    Clare Fisher, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
  • At last month’s hearing, prosecutors played surveillance footage from Mullins’ chambers that appeared to show the judge crouching behind his desk as a man identified as Stines shoots him multiple times.
    Dakin Andone, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024

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“Snuggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuggle. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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