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Clover, who is of above-average intelligence and can—not to boast—twirl, kiss, cuddle, speak, “inside speak,” and perform most of the standard pup party tricks, struggled with it even after a week of dedicated training.

From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026

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

The Prince and Princess of Wales and their children have named an eastern grey kangaroo Cwtch, which is Welsh for cuddle, at Australia Zoo.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

Oh, there, my little darling, dear little baby-boy, Mummy loves her little baby-boy, Mummy goes cuddle, cuddle, cuddle, every night, little diddums baby – that's what.'

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill

"He was giving me cuddles when I put shampoo in his hair."

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

"They've had so many cuddles from everybody," she said.

From BBC ● May 1, 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

She cuddles with me and combs my hair with her fingers.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

She said that Jensen-Lee "was a baby who loved being sung to, being cuddled by his mammy and his nanny and bampy."

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 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

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

Antony was curled up on the top, Matilde and Heidi cuddled in the bottom.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

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

Video from the group captured the tiny cubs crying, feeding and cuddling with their mom, but mostly the family sleeps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

In her introduction, she — horrors! — makes his smoothie with the wrong milk and, a beat later, insists on cuddling the cat on their leather sofa.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025

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

He rushes to the living room to wake up Mami and Papi, cuddling with them on the sofa bed until they’re ready to get up.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar