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Recent Examples of cuddles
Photos from the day showed passengers, airport staff and flight attendants meeting the puppies and giving them cuddles — a welcome sight for anyone passing through.
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Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
Winners advance each round until one champion cuddles their way to the top.
—Kelsey Monstrola, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Levi cuddles up next to her, letting everyone else go out and rage until the wee hours.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
After an hour or so, Sarah’s girls bounce into the frame with giggles and cuddles and climb up on her.
—Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
In the Heated Rivalry season finale, this seclusion shapes many defining (and tension-heavy) moments between the pro-hockey-playing protagonists, from free-flowing conversations in the living room to cuddles around the firepit and deep, reflective pauses by the water.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
There will be laughter and cuddles.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
Start your new year with love, cuddles and wagging tails!
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
Lyubomirsky even cuddles her 24-year-old son sometimes.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025
Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
Winners advance each round until one champion cuddles their way to the top.
—Kelsey Monstrola, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Levi cuddles up next to her, letting everyone else go out and rage until the wee hours.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
After an hour or so, Sarah’s girls bounce into the frame with giggles and cuddles and climb up on her.
—Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
In the Heated Rivalry season finale, this seclusion shapes many defining (and tension-heavy) moments between the pro-hockey-playing protagonists, from free-flowing conversations in the living room to cuddles around the firepit and deep, reflective pauses by the water.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
There will be laughter and cuddles.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
Start your new year with love, cuddles and wagging tails!
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
Lyubomirsky even cuddles her 24-year-old son sometimes.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuddles
snuggles
Verb
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Inside the stables, the family’s other two horses greeted Troy with affectionate sniffs, snuggles and neighs.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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For couch snuggles, a plush, fuzzy blanket was a must.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
28 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Cuddles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuddles. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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