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Recent Examples of curl up
He must be curled up on his owner Kylie D'Alencon's lap, receiving gentle pats, as seen in a TikTok video (@thecheekiestgoose), which received more than 2.2 million views.
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Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
So, grab your throw blanket and curl up on the couch in front of one of these Amazon electric fireplaces this season.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2025
Laverne, a fluffy black and white tabby, curled up in the center console as chaos reigned around her.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
Sure enough, the elements curled up during the cool, wet winter, allowing sunlight through to warm and illuminate the building's interior.
—New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2025
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Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
So, grab your throw blanket and curl up on the couch in front of one of these Amazon electric fireplaces this season.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2025
Laverne, a fluffy black and white tabby, curled up in the center console as chaos reigned around her.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
Sure enough, the elements curled up during the cool, wet winter, allowing sunlight through to warm and illuminate the building's interior.
—New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curl up
Verb
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Better Homes & Gardens Velvet Plush Throw $15 at Walmart Walmart sent me the throw to test a few weeks ago, and I’ve been snuggled up in it day and night ever since.—
Kelsey Fredricks,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Jan. 2025
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Rather than snuggling up on the sofa or watching cartoons in an effort to get better, Aryn decided to put on an impromptu performance for her mom.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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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Most of them grow from southern Oregon down into northern California, snugged up against the rugged Pacific coast.—
Discover Magazine,
Discover Magazine,
6 Jan. 2024
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What a plum spot in January that Sundance is nestled across.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025
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He and his brother were still nestled in their bunk beds when Easton came into the boys’ room the next morning and told them their mother killed herself.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Curl up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curl%20up. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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