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snuggle

[snuhg-uhl] / ˈsnʌg əl /


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At one point in the clip, the white pup gazes adoringly at the NFL star before hopping onto a couch to snuggle beside him while Kelce lovingly pets the pooch.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026

Some responsibilities she’ll never give up: “The time to talk about our day, snuggle in bed, read books, that’s really special to me.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

This is because we snuggle with and sleep in bed with our cats.

From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2025

A couple of decades ago, the Hollywood Bowl started commissioning a different artist each season to design a throw blanket that’s as good to look at as it is to snuggle under.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2024

Me, I’d snuggle myself away into a nearby paillote with the latest installment of my book series of the moment, taking advantage of the concealing thatch of dry fronds to watch my parents during page-turns.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

Teo wriggles down into the warmth of the duvet and snuggles into his mother.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

Calvacca doesn’t play favorites, she says, but she snuggles Valentina and calls Sonny Mister Handsome.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026

This account reposts tons of cute videos—of snuggles, leaps, yawns, and naps.

From Slate ● Dec. 28, 2024

Riding in the car, he snuggles with the nearest available passenger.

From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2024

She snuggles me close, smelling like baby powder and cocoa butter.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

Small ginger cat Marigold snuggled with her for hours.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

My husband carried him into the room and placed him on the bed next to me as I snuggled his baby brother in the crook of my arm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

"She basically just ran into my arms and just snuggled up in here and just did the biggest cuddles of all time," she was quoted as saying by the AP news agency on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2025

Gus Walz rose from his seat snuggled in between his family who were all in tears and said, beaming at the vice president candidate, “That’s my dad.”

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2024

Dinah was snuggled against my side, her crepe wool hair standing on end and her dress wrinkled and in need of a wash.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

My holiday season officially starts on the night before Thanksgiving, snuggling under a thick throw while sharing a fireside catch-up with my best friend.

From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025

If anyone can capture the cozy sounds of Christmas, it's Laufey - whose timeless jazz songs are the sonic equivalent of snuggling up in a cosy blanket with a mug of cocoa.

From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025

Both practices are concerned with defiance of worldly cares, with the tension between being a responsible member of society and snuggling beneath layers of blankets.

From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2024

For others it might be snuggling with a pet or reading a fantasy or mystery novel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2024

Ella loved snuggling up on her father because he was always warm, carrying heat like he'd swallowed the sun.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton


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