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as in to snug
to sit or recline comfortably or cozily it's particularly nice to snuggle next to the fire on a snowy day

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as in to cuddle
to lie close snuggle up to a friendly cat

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Recent Examples of snuggle Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who needs something to snuggle up with this weekend. Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024 These pillows are known for their softness; the plush fluff is easy to snuggle into (which stomach sleepers will be grateful for) and creates that classic, cloudlike look atop your bed. Suzy Forman, SELF, 23 Oct. 2024 As the temperatures start to drop and the seasonal fall chill rolls in, there’s nothing more satisfying than snuggling up in something comfy to stay warm. Alicia Geigel, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2024 The right warm bedding can make all the difference between shivering and snuggling into a deep, restorative sleep. Christopher Murray, Fox News, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for snuggle 
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  • Our job was to stretch and snug the uppers to the bottom of the lasts.
    Heshel Rolnick, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Most of them grow from southern Oregon down into northern California, snugged up against the rugged Pacific coast.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2024
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  • The duo didn't waste any time in forming their unbreakable bond, as they can be seen cuddling up together on the bed and sleeping side by side.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Where Does All The Dust Come From? People And Pets We spend a lot of time in our living rooms playing games, watching TV, and cuddling with pets and kids on the couch.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2024
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  • Lennar Homes wants to build 102 townhouses and 66 single-family homes on 44 acres nestled between Allisonville and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport.
    John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Nov. 2024
  • In a lab nestled between the jagged peaks of the Austrian Alps, rare earth metals vaporize and spew out of an oven at the speed of a fighter jet.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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  • That will provide standing space for children, though, and will provide adults a little more headroom for crouching, whether to grab something out of the alcove, get changed, or otherwise stand on two feet inside.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Photos recently went viral of students crouching beneath their desks during a police operation on a nearby boulevard, where fleeing suspects tossed spikes onto the streets to puncture the tires of National Guard vehicles chasing them.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024

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