cottons (to)

present tense third-person singular of cotton (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cottons (to)
Verb
  • Admittedly, this may delight a curious gardener who enjoys seeing what novelties a volunteer plant can produce.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
  • But as the region enjoys a recent surge in popularity, it’s welcomed a spate of new projects that continue to add to its vast tourism landscape.
    Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For a man who clearly relishes his status, this is no small loss.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • These are the days Charles Lee relishes most, knowing the NBA’s ebbs and flows.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Meghan, 44, similarly spoke about how Lilibet likes to crash her video calls in an April episode of her podcast, Confessions of a Female Founder.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Aaron likes being around people and likes to be funny.
    Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ranee personally prefers styling her flare jeans with a kitten heel like this best-selling pair.
    Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
  • Glasner prefers his players to know their role perfectly, to complement each other and to commit to the game plan largely without deviation.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His eldest child, Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, was thought to be the frontrunner, even though Thai tradition favors a male heir.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Maintaining positive ties with South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung would continue the lattice-like foreign policy encouraged by Washington, one that favors multilateral cooperation among like-minded nations over bilateral dependence.
    Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Clara adores them, and rightly so.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Willow is an 11-week-old cockapoo puppy—a mix between a cocker spaniel and miniature poodle—living in the United Kingdom with an owner who utterly adores her.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Cottons (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cottons%20%28to%29. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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