tuck in
verb
tucked in; tucking in; tucks in
: to make (someone, such as a child) secure in bed by tucking the edges of sheets, blankets, etc. under the mattress
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To create a dedicated space for art—which had previously been tucked in with the dinosaur bones at the Natural History Museum—the county allocated a ten-acre site, next to the La Brea Tar Pits, along Wilshire Boulevard, at a midway point between downtown and the beach.
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Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
The higher increases are for NFL games, executives say, with other sports tucking in underneath the rates set for professional football.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 June 2026
Even if the phone is face down on the table or tucked in your pocket, your brain knows that a notification can ding or there is an opportunity to look away from the company and find a funny video.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
That similarly clandestine spot is tucked in the mail sorting room of Hotel Phillips downtown.
—Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
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Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
The higher increases are for NFL games, executives say, with other sports tucking in underneath the rates set for professional football.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 June 2026
Even if the phone is face down on the table or tucked in your pocket, your brain knows that a notification can ding or there is an opportunity to look away from the company and find a funny video.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
That similarly clandestine spot is tucked in the mail sorting room of Hotel Phillips downtown.
—Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
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“Tuck in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tuck%20in. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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