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cotton

verb as in understand

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But naturally, the only place to really hear it is under a cotton candy sky in Elysian Park.

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The precocious girls soon cotton on to the headmistress’s ruse and parry her appeals to dish on Miss Brodie.

Save room for the inventive desserts like the banana split topped with cotton candy.

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"It's very rewarding to clean photos and, especially when they're badly damaged, see a face emerge," said student Andrea Baldwin, gently wiping a photo with cotton.

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In high school, he cottoned to movie and TV comedians and found a home in the drama department.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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