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cuddly

[kuhd-lee] / ˈkʌd li /


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Leveraging cuteness to sell products isn’t exactly a new phenomenon — just ask the toy industry, which thrives on getting kids and young adults invested in collecting new cute or cuddly products.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

The real attraction here is the sisterly camaraderie, the wacky family traditions like “midnight margaritas,” and the cuddly allure of all things feminine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

“She was a bright, cuddly, sparkly person,” Leffler said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

But "when I'm with Hyodol, I never get hurt", she said, holding the cuddly doll with pigtails and a pink gingham dress, provided by her local municipality.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

On-screen, Elizabeth Bennet and her older sister, Jane, give each other cuddly compliments.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

If Charlotte is indeed trying to position herself as Ivanka lite, using a rabbit to make that image cuddlier might just be a canny strategy.

From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2018

Few other Chinese zodiac animals — certainly not the snake, rooster, ox or rat — are cuddlier than the dog.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2018

But the devotional words today go to a cuddlier, pudgier lover of show tunes who speaks not in the cadences of Upper Manhattan but of Greater London.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 13, 2016

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has created a cuddlier version of this message of defiance for a new book of design projects by artists.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 25, 2015

Elsie was sweet as honey and cuddlier than a kitten.

From Bloom of Cactus by Ralph P. (Ralph Pallen) Coleman

So that’s the mechanism that could explain a precipitous drop in how long your cuddliest family member could live.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2023

"She's not the cuddliest person in the world, but it's just a different show now and she's making it her own," the programme's maths guru Rachel Riley told Lorraine recently.

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2021

Mostly, though, the former Beatle was providing the kind of inoffensive good vibes that have made him perhaps rock’s cuddliest superstar over the last half-century.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2016

They would have made for great pop novelty smashes in the 1990s — no insult — but now just make Breathe Carolina the cuddliest of the Warped Tour class.

From New York Times ● Sep. 3, 2011

This might seem uncharitable, but Father Solomon's disgust is not without merit; if you're going to be terrorized into constantly sacrificing your cuddliest livestock, shouldn't you have some grasp of the beast's schedule?

From Time ● Mar. 11, 2011




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