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as in to lodge
to establish or place comfortably or snugly
we had scarcely nestled the children in their beds when there was a knock at the door
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Recent Examples of nestle
There was also a video of the two of them, with Daisy nestled into her dad's shoulder.
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
The set is nestled into a leather case with carbon-fiber detailing abound, an ode to some of the designer’s daily drivers.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
Best Midcentury-Modern Reading Chair Commerce director, Rachel Fletcher, nestled the Casterly Desmond armchair into a cozy corner of her bedroom to make a spot for reading.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2026
Wojos, nestled between Brother Rice and Mother McAuley high schools on South Pulaski Road in Evergreen Park, abruptly changed signs March 26, causing online surprise and concern for its longtime customers.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
The set is nestled into a leather case with carbon-fiber detailing abound, an ode to some of the designer’s daily drivers.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
Best Midcentury-Modern Reading Chair Commerce director, Rachel Fletcher, nestled the Casterly Desmond armchair into a cozy corner of her bedroom to make a spot for reading.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2026
Wojos, nestled between Brother Rice and Mother McAuley high schools on South Pulaski Road in Evergreen Park, abruptly changed signs March 26, causing online surprise and concern for its longtime customers.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nestle
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The photos featured her eating pancakes for breakfast, snuggling with her dog, going on a shopping spree, blowing out her birthday candles and having dinner with her boyfriend.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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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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Sienna comes home On March 23 a picture popped up in the Illinois group text message – Sienna looking up at the camera, snug in her yellow jammies.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Power Stretch fabric is snug through the waist, hips, and thighs before flaring out at the knee, which also helps elongate my legs.—
Elizabeth Mitchell Kadar,
Glamour,
24 Mar. 2026
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Reagan, who was born in western Illinois, underwent two hours of surgery at George Washington University Hospital for removal of the bullet, which was lodged in his lung.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Two residents called the council to lodge objections this year, both citing the impact fireworks have on wildlife and the environment.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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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
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In a video captured on March 11, Punch, the baby macaque, is spotted cuddling up with another macaque in the Ishikawa City Zoo Monkey Mountain enclosure.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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By 2024, his team had mapped nearly all of an enormous reef off the Carolina coast, perched a thousand metres down.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Our light posts are probably 30 feet high, so they are perched way above any other structure in the area.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Enrichment as a Core Welfare Practice What looks like play — a seal nuzzling a rubber duck, retrieving a toy, balancing an object on his body — is actually part of a structured enrichment and training regimen that is a core part of daily life for the seals at the aquarium.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Mar. 2026
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In the end, an Australian photographer claimed the top prize for capturing a tender moment of elephant seal pups nuzzling in a rockpool.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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The impossibility of his quest began to settle in.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Southlake megachurch and its attorneys want to use someone from the American Arbitration Association or a district judge to settle the matter.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
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Those who park rear-first clearly irk those who don’t.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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Some require identification for showings ahead of time and refuse to park in driveways to prevent being boxed in by a possible assailant.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Nestle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nestle. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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