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Recent Examples of curled up
Bureau officials said that pilots spotted Joel curled up next to a tree in the woods as the temperature dropped to 35 degrees in the late evening of March 21.
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David Chiu, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
Her account is full of the two cats playing together, begging for treats, and cuddled up asleep—but the owner recently noticed something special about how Mayaa likes to lie curled up in her puffer jacket.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Agents trekked through muddy terrain in the dark and eventually found Medina curled up in a ball next to a tree.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
One catch was that these strings must have 10 space-time dimensions to wiggle around in, so string theorists posited that there must be six tiny extra directions curled up at each point in our familiar four-dimensional space-time.
—Quanta Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
The dogs are curled up at our feet.
—Abigail Wise, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
The beautiful cat curled up and died the day after Houdini was put down, too brokenhearted to go on.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
One person curled up in the bow and two on the flooring of each boat, our feet crammed under the seats.
—Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
Trained Therapy Dogs With an Instinct for Comfort For longtime followers of Golden Retriever Life, photos of Ellie and Emma curled up protectively around Katie are no surprise.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
David Chiu, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
Her account is full of the two cats playing together, begging for treats, and cuddled up asleep—but the owner recently noticed something special about how Mayaa likes to lie curled up in her puffer jacket.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Agents trekked through muddy terrain in the dark and eventually found Medina curled up in a ball next to a tree.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
One catch was that these strings must have 10 space-time dimensions to wiggle around in, so string theorists posited that there must be six tiny extra directions curled up at each point in our familiar four-dimensional space-time.
—Quanta Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
The dogs are curled up at our feet.
—Abigail Wise, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
The beautiful cat curled up and died the day after Houdini was put down, too brokenhearted to go on.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
One person curled up in the bow and two on the flooring of each boat, our feet crammed under the seats.
—Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
Trained Therapy Dogs With an Instinct for Comfort For longtime followers of Golden Retriever Life, photos of Ellie and Emma curled up protectively around Katie are no surprise.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curled up
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Deep meadows lush with vibrant prairie bluebells, gushing water, and resplendent valleys snuggled between giant, slate grey walls top off this classic adventure.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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From the cozy-chic bar and its expansive patio to the rocking chairs facing a semi-secret, open-air fireplace snuggled next to a gurgling waterfall, serenity permeates the property.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
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Known as 40 Duke, the locale is nestled in the upper floors of its historic flagship—with only those at the tippy top of Selfridges’s loyalty program gaining full access.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2026
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In the photo, Hat Rack is seen nestled within the weblike Sculpture for Traveling (1918), a net of rubber shower caps cut up and glued together that Duchamp took on a trip to Buenos Aires.—
Howard Halle,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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The young defender then crouched down and touched the ball with both hands, stopping it on the edge of the six-yard box.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Jinsu Elhance, a geospatial data scientist with SPUN, crouched to hammer the 7-inch-long metal cylinder into the soil.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Curled up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curled%20up. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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