Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canoodles
Verb
-
Photos of Rostia, a black Chihuahua, who cuddles with her pet siblings and enjoys protecting them.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025 -
Countless walks, cuddles, and hopeful meetings.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
The dough that built Fox Har’br, a sprawling 1,100 acre oceanfront property that snuggles up against Nova Scotia’s North Shore came from selling tens of millions of that exact order along with billions of timbits and apple fritters.—
Mike Dojc,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
-
Lots of pets, snuggles, and kisses with our brother Dunder too.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
Penny pats Harry's snout and jumps at his face at home.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
-
As a matter of fact, pats on the back are probably very few and far between.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
10 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
The way Skye nestles her head into the crook of her brother’s neck or drapes herself across his legs after an unembarrassed display of grief is ineffably moving.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
Feed pets indoors whenever possible.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Sep. 2025
-
Feed pets indoors, or only put out enough for short time periods and bring leftovers and dishes back inside.—
C. A. Bridges,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
For anyone who loves cooking or has long been intimidated by it, Typhur has designed a future where every meal can be mastered, and every cook can have the power of precision in their hands.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
-
Add in that some of the most extreme Republicans in Congress, alongside many Democrats, are keeping the issue alive—and of course the media loves it.—
Martha McHardy
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
Henry brushes it off as a nightmare; after Bug moves on, Beauchamp strokes the medallion and sings himself to sleep.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
22 Aug. 2025
-
In the town’s maternity ward, the only functioning facility of its kind for miles, Taisiya strokes Assol, her daughter born Sunday into a world where suddenly the risks of being in Sloviansk have multiplied.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
11 Aug. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Canoodles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canoodles. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share