Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cottoning (to)
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Josh gets to sit back, relax and focus on being a dad while enjoying the fleeting moments of high school ball before Michaela heads to college.—
Charles Baggarly
April 2,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026 -
These are the public spaces that guests mill about in—sipping a berry cooler at the long bar, enjoying a glass of malbec and a read by the stove, or playing monopoly at the communal table.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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Here was an orchestra engaged in every nerve and sinew — and heart — at one with its conductor, audibly relishing every minute.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Calipari is a Hall of Fame coach who is all too used to this stage and will be relishing another opportunity to take the Razorbacks to the Sweet 16.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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Once soil health improves, many gardeners find that digging individual planting holes is sufficient for establishing crops.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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And they’ve consistently been plagued by slow starts, digging themselves a too-familiar hole again by falling behind 2-0 for the fifth time in six games.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Cottoning (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cottoning%20%28to%29. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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