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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 the photo, Stormi was wearing black shades and snuggling with a toy puppy and a baby blue tiny Chanel purse on her lap. Kayla Grant, People.com, 26 June 2025 For the first time since being adopted, Norman snuggled with Craddick's husband. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025 My son snuggled up close to me on the couch with his ever-lengthening limbs. Samantha Mann, New York Times, 13 May 2025 But luckily, the gut-healthy practice of snuggling up with your pup is easy to incorporate. Ava Erickson, Outside Online, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snuggle
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  • Speakeasy meets Southwest in this high-ceilinged lounge snugged away behind Valentine restaurant in Phoenix’s Melrose neighborhood.
    Felicia Campbell, AZCentral.com, 22 Apr. 2021
  • 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
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  • Erotic touching, cuddling and massage are wonderful.
    Liz McNeil, People.com, 7 July 2025
  • From left: Woodhouse poses while pregnant; and cuddles her healthy baby.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
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  • Welcome to Chantilly, nestled between the Plaza Midwood and Elizabeth neighborhoods east of Uptown.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2025
  • The festival is key in the year’s film circuit, nestled between Cannes and Venice.
    Rance Collins, IndieWire, 12 July 2025
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  • Officers then discovered the man, who was identified as Gamboa, with a minor gunshot wound, crouched down among a small group of people.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 June 2025
  • On Saturday, at an anti-Trump No Kings protest in Salt Lake City, Utah, a man reportedly appeared to be crouching behind a wall, while carrying what looked like an AR-15-style rifle.
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 17 June 2025

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“Snuggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuggle. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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