cotton (to)

verb

Definition of cotton (to)next
as in to care (for)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cotton (to)
  1. enjoy
  2. relish
  3. like
  4. prefer
  5. adore
  6. fancy
  7. favor
  8. select
Verb
  • Have a great day, drive safely, and enjoy the ride, as the future looks nice and bright – Tony the Car Guy.
    Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • And to celebrate Over the Garden Wall’s milestone, McHale and his team created a three-minute short for fans to enjoy.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of enjoy
Verb
  • The belief is that people will relish having generative AI perform their chores such as filling out online forms, composing and sending emails for you, and otherwise acting as a kind of agentic AI doing your bidding.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Audiard seems to relish the memory of all that back-and-forth.
    Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of relish
Verb
  • Georgia got regular work on I Love Lucy because Lucille Ball liked her.
    Justin Curto, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Both liked casita buildings 37 and 38, situated higher on the grounds and deeper within the canyon than the rest.
    Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of like
Verb
  • Slimy slugs and snails are thriving in Los Angeles, California and appear to prefer urban life.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Though assembly isn’t exactly a breeze, the tree looks great in a room full of houseplants, and the individual branches can be popped in or out depending on your or your cats’ preferences—there are enough to cover the whole tree, or just partially, as my cats Circe and Scylla prefer.
    Medea Giordano, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of prefer
Verb
  • My heart is breaking for his family & his extended family who loved and adored him..
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Nola's owners adore their dogs, including their quirks, and hope that after learning about Nola, others will be inspired to adopt a rescue dog.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of adore
Verb
  • Post-Pizzagate, everything is Pizzagate; post-Serial, everyone fancies themselves an uncut investigative gem.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Garr fancied herself a prima ballerina, obsessively pursuing that goal after her father died.
    Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of fancy
Verb
  • Their findings also revealed that residents of the seaside resort favored by wealthy Romans had diverse backgrounds, primarily tracing their ancestry to eastern Mediterranean immigrants, highlighting the mobility of people and the multicultural nature of the Roman Empire.
    Hannah Peart, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Balch was the sole dissenter, instead favoring a tighter belt on the city’s funds.
    Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of favor
Verb
  • The mayor would have continued to be selected at-large.
    John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2024
  • After selecting fellow cornerback Emmanuel Forbes in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft, he’s fallen out of favor in Washington.
    Vincent Frank, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of select
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cottons (to or on to)

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“Cotton (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cotton%20%28to%29. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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