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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
The image showed the CEO of Atlantic Records reading the children's book How to Spot a Unicorn as Eloise was nestled between his arms.
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
With his come-one-come-all invitation to anyone with a camera, Sanders has transformed the Colorado Buffaloes, a program nestled in the affluent, predominantly white Denver suburb of Boulder, into appointment viewing.
—Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Steve Terry and his son Kyler discovered a post on Facebook showing two dogs – one black, one brown – nestled against the headstone of Steve’s late father, Sam Terry.
—Kutv Staff, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
Why does this fairy tree nestled in this small English town mean so much to me?
—Windsor Johnston, NPR, 22 Dec. 2024
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
With his come-one-come-all invitation to anyone with a camera, Sanders has transformed the Colorado Buffaloes, a program nestled in the affluent, predominantly white Denver suburb of Boulder, into appointment viewing.
—Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Steve Terry and his son Kyler discovered a post on Facebook showing two dogs – one black, one brown – nestled against the headstone of Steve’s late father, Sam Terry.
—Kutv Staff, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
Why does this fairy tree nestled in this small English town mean so much to me?
—Windsor Johnston, NPR, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nestle
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Bosco snuggled with her daughter to watch TV and comforted their other canine who wasn't feeling well.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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Happy Birthday to my sweet little guy who snuggles like no one else and loves getting lost in his own little world.Rachel Flynn, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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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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Getty Images Consumers who see an error on their credit report should lodge a dispute in writing, along with documentation.Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
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An ember from that fire raced on the wind and lodged into a 50-foot palm tree by the main JJU house.Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Set to soft music, the Instagram video opened with throwback photos of Meghan, Prince Harry, 40, and Guy, from the couple cuddling the pup to Guy on the mend with his legs in casts and Meghan standing by a tree with Guy at her feet during her pregnancy with Prince Archie.Janine Henni, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Oh, and watching Hallmark movies with my Angie cuddling next to me.Robin Raven, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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Electricity and water have been cut off to the camp since the start of the campaign Dec. 14, and PA snipers perched above buildings monitor its entrance, residents say.Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2025
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The next ingredient was a high-pressure weather system perched over southern Idaho.Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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The carousel includes a polaroid snapshot of the pair kissing, as well as a selfie of Brooklyn nuzzling Nicola’s cheek.Michelle Lee, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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There are two fireplaces to nuzzle close on winter nights, and a heated party barn for entertaining.Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024
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Invitation agreed to settle the lawsuit for $48 million.Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2025
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Musk, as the head of Tesla, has enormous economic exposure to China through the automaker and will want trade policy between the two superpowers to be settled as soon as possible rather than let tensions rise.Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
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The roughly hewn goober had been strapped to the back of a logging truck, hauled across the country and parked near the White House.Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Just witness how Obama got loaded into the row next to Trump, while Mike and Karen Pence sat in the seats behind them, and an awkward Kamala Harris parked in isolation right ahead of all.Philip Elliott, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Nestle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nestle. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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