cuddle
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Dudamel joins him with his music box, and, sheepishly trying not to look embarrassed, they cutely cuddle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
I lead him back to bed, cuddle up beside him.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
Sea lions are thigmotactic, a scientific term for very social creatures who like to cuddle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
They also managed to get a cuddle bed installed.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
She visited frequently to cuddle her little cousin, rocking her back and forth while the tears silently ran down her own face.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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A message from the nursery to Kyle, 40, and Sheena, 38, said Skye had received "lots of cuddles and is absolutely fine".
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025
“Lots of cuddles, silence and hugs,” said Marcovitz.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025
This is all so he can coddle his sulky, wild teenage son while expecting Carrie to limit all extracurricular cuddles to her adopted kitty, Shoe.
From Salon ● May 29, 2025
"His love for school, laughter and cuddles will be remembered and missed dearly," said a spokesperson.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2024
Zola scoots onto the bed and cuddles Rosetta.
From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech
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He was loved and cuddled and had a lovely night with us.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
A new study -- published in the Human-Animal Interactions journal -- reveals that cows who are cuddled as therapy animals showed a strong preference for interactions with women when compared to men.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024
Mayerlin Bracamontes cuddled and played with her 5-month-old daughter as she waited for a train.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
Parker nodded toward the second-story window, where they could see Hazel and Sophie cuddled up with the nanny.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2023
“I can see why it’s cuddled up on our fire.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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That’s part of the film’s genius, something that was difficult to see 25 years ago, when the most intimate relationship most people had with technology was cuddling up with their TiVo every night.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
Eyton said: "We get a lot of flowers donated at this time of the year so the tables will look beautiful and I may bring the cuddling carrots along too."
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
Since the elevators can be slow, staff spend a decent amount of time absorbed in the daily rhythms of Claude, who likes cuddling with snapping turtles and holding his own hand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2025
An animated Trump lovingly cuddling the Paramount logo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2025
Baths were at 7:00, followed by books, cuddling, and lights-out at 8:00 sharp.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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