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But a 5-year-old can’t cuddle a compound-interest chart.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

“These liddol ones are currently spending quality family time behind the scenes while mom keeps busy with round-the-clock cuddle puddles, grooming and care.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 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

She wanted to comfort her sister, for Cecilia had always loved to cuddle the baby of the family.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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

She cuddles next to me when I’m sick and sits on my chest when I cry.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2025

“Lots of cuddles, silence and hugs,” said Marcovitz.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025

Myle has had no shortage of offers for cuddles and walks and became the unintended star of a recent Lionesses photoshoot, also making an appearance on a podcast.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2025

Dylan cuddles up next to me and Samantha accepts it because if she’s in this for the long run, this is her new life.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

Louis would sleep cuddled up to a rugby ball.

From BBC ● May 22, 2025

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

Rahena pulled her daughter into her lap and cuddled her.

From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024

“They’ll get cuddled and caressed — the cats will be happy,” she said.

From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2023

She extended her arms to take the baby, but the old man cuddled him a moment longer.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

U.S. intelligence was hardly going to miss Nvidia’s founder and chief cuddling up with a woman secretly connected to Chinese intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

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

In a joint Instagram post with the outlet, the Hallmark co-stars shared tender photos from an intimate shoot of themselves cuddling their baby girl and posing with their dog, Willoughby.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

And, as always, cuddling with my dog, Scout.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025

I knew I was getting too old to go to sleep cuddling a doll, but with her in my arms I felt that Cuba wasn’t so far away.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar