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as in to snug
to sit or recline comfortably or cozily it's particularly nice to snuggle next to the fire on a snowy day

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as in to cuddle
to lie close snuggle up to a friendly cat

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Recent Examples of snuggle In a series of photos capturing the men in her life, the recording artist shared an image of Ricky napping while snuggling with their newborn on the sofa. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 17 June 2025 The Grammy winner shared a cozy photo of herself snuggling her newborn daughter. Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 17 June 2025 The video, which shows the pup snuggling up to a vet staff member and receiving a soft kiss as his legs are examined, quickly went viral, racking up 83,900 likes and 476,500 views. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025 There, the sleeping area is accompanied by a small sitting area near a fireplace, plus an alcove for snuggling up with a good book, and even a private deck for enjoying the surrounding greenery. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for snuggle
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  • Move off-road, and an adaptive air suspension can hoist the R1S to a Hummer-esque 37.8 centimeters of ground clearance, enough for leisurely dips in 1.1-meter-deep water; its 149-kWh battery snugged in carbon fiber, aluminum and high-strength steel.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Our job was to stretch and snug the uppers to the bottom of the lasts.
    Heshel Rolnick, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
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  • From left: American XL bully Gunner sits next to his dachshund sister; and cuddles her.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
  • In one black-and-white picture, Meghan can be seen cuddling Lilibet, whose face is partially visible behind her mother’s hand and arm.
    Jack Guy, CNN Money, 16 June 2025
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  • Starters might include crisp baby artichokes paired with creamy local goat cheese and briny olive tapenade, or tender sweet pea agnolotti nestled in a corn velouté (a silky classic French sauce) and crispy guanciale.
    Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • This property, spanning more than 378,000 square feet and nestled in nature, has been restored by its owners, India and Victor Douce, who named it after their daughter Nikita.
    Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
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  • Dutton’s wife and children crouched down on the floor of the car, but Dutton’s oldest son, 7 years old, was hysterical and kept trying to crawl out of the car.
    Sally Ventura June 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
  • The researchers found that when the barks played, incubating female curlews quickly crouched in the grass to camouflage themselves and protect their nests.
    Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2025

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“Snuggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuggle. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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