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Recent Examples of curled up
In a viral video shared on TikTok in August by Amanda Duréy under the username @mandiiieeeeeee, the poster can be seen lifting her blanket to find her fluffy tortoiseshell cat curled up by her tummy, enjoying a warm nap in the coziest spot.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Olivia hid in the basement of the funeral parlor, curled up and crying.
—Charlie Wells, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Its pages are curled up at the bottom.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Other videos from Krome, which were posted on social media, show men sleeping on the floor and curled up in chairs without blankets.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
They can be found curled up and motionless so as to not attract any attention.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2025
He was last seen on the video stumbling toward the basement stairs again, and he was found in the February morning curled up in a fetal position at the bottom of the steps without a shirt on.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2025
Nothing gets me through the swiftly souring end of August quite like a vision of myself in this sweater, curled up by a fireplace with an epic that’s been languishing for years on my TBR stack.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
In the clip, Mackenzie approaches the train set holding a net and locates the snake inside the tunnel, curled up in a tight ball.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Olivia hid in the basement of the funeral parlor, curled up and crying.
—Charlie Wells, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Its pages are curled up at the bottom.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Other videos from Krome, which were posted on social media, show men sleeping on the floor and curled up in chairs without blankets.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
They can be found curled up and motionless so as to not attract any attention.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2025
He was last seen on the video stumbling toward the basement stairs again, and he was found in the February morning curled up in a fetal position at the bottom of the steps without a shirt on.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2025
Nothing gets me through the swiftly souring end of August quite like a vision of myself in this sweater, curled up by a fireplace with an epic that’s been languishing for years on my TBR stack.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
In the clip, Mackenzie approaches the train set holding a net and locates the snake inside the tunnel, curled up in a tight ball.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curled up
Verb
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In a sweet Instagram post around the holidays in 2019, country star Thomas Rhett and his wife, Lauren Akins, snuggled up with two of their children on the sofa with a cup of hot chocolate.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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All snuggled up in these positive vibes?—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sky Meadow Country Club, nestled against sprawling greenery at the highest peak of Nashua, New Hampshire, boasts a beautiful backdrop for recreation and special occasions – a golf course, ballroom, fine-dining restaurant, patio, bar and more.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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Cities and Towns to Visit Turin Turin is a stately, under-the-radar city nestled in a valley at the foot of the Alps.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The dance began with Irwin crouched atop a Jeep suped up for safari, with the junior conservationist correspondingly decked in the head-to-toe khaki uniform made famous by his dad.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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In one instance, a colleague entered Aber’s office to find an inmate crouched under his desk, according to an affidavit filed against Aber in the criminal case.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Curled up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curled%20up. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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