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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 The cotton material felt nice against our skin, and our tester liked to snuggle the coverlet up underneath her chin during the winter for additional warmth. Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025 Retreat to the paneled corner library—a perfect space for a home office or snuggling with a book. Bruce Castleberry, Boston Herald, 14 Feb. 2025 At the base of Courmayeur, a chic ski resort snuggled into the foot of Monte Bianco—better known by its French moniker, Mont Blanc—trees brim with pale-pink buds on the verge of blossoming, and waterfalls and rivers gush with snowmelt. Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2025 But once an aide adjusted the bed’s guard rail, the two were able to snuggle and move on from the traumatic time. Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snuggle
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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
  • 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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  • Davidson and Hewitt were spotted kissing, cuddling, holding hands, and general PDA-ing in Palm Beach, Florida, in photos published by the Daily Mail.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Tayler also gets a shock upon seeing her clip, which shows Tyler cuddling with Kay and admitting that his relationship is probably over.
    Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
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  • Days later, al-Baba says intelligence agents shifted Hiba to Dar al-Rahma, an orphanage nestled in a Damascus alleyway, so she couldn't be found.
    Mirna Alrached, NPR, 16 Mar. 2025
  • 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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  • Nearby, kids were crouching to look into a clear tube tank and even adults were sliding on their backs under the adjacent upside-down jellyfish tank to snap a picture of these topsy-turvy creatures.
    Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Leoni quickly peeled herself off of Grant while smiling, and Ortega crouched down on the floor.
    Adam B. Vary, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025

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“Snuggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuggle. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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