Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cottoned (to)
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Plus, many of these apple desserts can also be enjoyed for breakfast or as an afternoon treat.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
23 Sep. 2025 -
The collection’s other two varieties also fit the theme of nostalgic, comforting flavors that Stiller enjoyed as a kid.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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Miran, according to the Fed's statement, preferred to lower the target range for the federal funds rate by half a percentage point at the September meeting.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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My grandfather Bob Levitt preferred political memoirs or, from time to time, a Clive Cussler.—
Nina West
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Both sides were selected from the 23 senior reality show contestants who had arrived days earlier at the Bachelor Mansion to meet Owens for the first time.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
25 Sep. 2025
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Wales' women went into the World Cup with a higher ranking than Scotland but have now dropped to 10th and are underdogs against Canada, needing victory to save their tournament as Scotland are fancied to beat outsiders Fiji in Saturday's second game at the Salford Community Stadium.—
Mark Gleeson,
Reuters,
29 Aug. 2025
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Trump's first term was plagued by internal sabotage from bureaucrats and agency officers who fancied themselves a coequal branch of government.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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For evening, Jones looked to Umm Kulthum, the late Egyptian singer and film actress who adored scarves, for inspiration.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
21 Sep. 2025
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Frampton is adored in Irish boxing circles as a gritty fighter who claimed belts in two divisions without ever straying far from his working-class roots.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Both professionally and personally, Culver relished little more than juicy stories about colorful characters.—
Susan Greene,
Denver Post,
23 Sep. 2025
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Williams even relished reading — and eventually watching — the insane moments that didn’t directly involve Kimmie, especially Rain (Amber Reign) and Alex (Bryan Tanaka) getting sweet, bloody revenge on the women responsible for Rain’s near-fatal BBL last season.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Cottoned (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cottoned%20%28to%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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