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
"It was so hard to comfort him, I wanted to cuddle him but it would cause him too much pain," she said.
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
I lead him back to bed, cuddle up beside him.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
Against all odds, Kobi pulled through and eight "agonising" days later, they finally got their first cuddle with their son, which felt like a "miracle".
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025
Abby collapses to the floor to cuddle with Bieber as soon as we walk into the kitchen.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
"He was giving me cuddles when I put shampoo in his hair."
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
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
Ms Cappé described Rillette - whom she cuddles and strokes - as her "best friend".
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 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
The Prince of Wales posed for selfies with locals, cuddled a baby, and planted new trees during a visit to Paqueta, an island a ferry away from Rio de Janeiro.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 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
Mayerlin Bracamontes cuddled and played with her 5-month-old daughter as she waited for a train.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
“They’ll get cuddled and caressed — the cats will be happy,” she said.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
“He would sleep in a pile with all his brothers and sisters, all cuddled up.”
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
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
Love is in the air - and apparently the vegetable crates - after a pair of "cuddling carrots" were discovered among the fresh produce donated to a food recycling organisation.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
Here, the couple spent lots of time standing in for BK’s family, cuddling, grooming and wrestling with him, and tending to his emotional needs as well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
An animated Trump lovingly cuddling the Paramount logo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2025
“The neighbor’s. She’s always in the yard. I was cuddling her, and all of a sudden she flipped out.”
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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