COTTONED (TO) Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

cottoned (to)

verb

past tense of cotton (to)

as in grooved (on)

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No problem there; in recent years, Moab has enjoyed a hotel boom, and nearly every in-town lodge has a pool.

— Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026
As an indie stalwart in the publicity and marketing space, Cinetic Marketing has long enjoyed making an outsized impact on the movies that make waves out of festivals and during awards season.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of enjoyed

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But Rydell preferred to direct, if somewhat sporadically, and to produce, forming a partnership with Sydney Pollock in the mid-1980s, Sanford Prods.

— Carmel Dagan, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
Bias cut is preferred, but looks range from the draped and slinky to high-lows with trains.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of preferred

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Book Now at Expedia All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
Since 2010, the festival has selected 18 up-and-coming documentary producers — 17 from Europe and one from outside the continent (Japan is the 2026 guest country) — offering them educational, networking and promotional opportunities.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of selected

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West Ham, Wolves and Burnley bring recent Premier League experience, while Middlesbrough, Southampton, Birmingham, Norwich and Sheffield United are all fancied ahead of Wrexham for promotion.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
The region’s data centers are important not only to the US military and AI industries but also to the Gulf region, which fancied itself a third global AI hub, along with the United States and China.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of fancied

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Sending so much love and light to her family, friends, and everyone who adored her.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Elephants are widely adored by many people today — but a recent study suggests early humans were butchering them for survival nearly 2 million years ago.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of adored

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Misiorowski relished the challenge of facing Ohtani at Dodger Stadium for a national TV audience again, having done so in Game 3 of the NL Championship Series last October.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
However, McGregor relished the chance to return in the Obi-Wan Kenobi series and admitted being surprised by the warm reaction from fans.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026

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