COTTONED (TO OR ON TO) Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

cottoned (to or on to)

verb

Definition of cottoned (to or on to) next

past tense of cotton (to or on to)

as in understood

to have a clear idea of failed to cotton on to the fact that her senatorial campaign was going nowhere

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Tantric Buddhism understood this, and reminders of mortality abound in its art, in images of skeletons and corpses, and in portraits of deities associated with death.

Holland Cotter, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
More Stores But it is understood that the disposal of De Beers, one way or another, will proceed, as will a plan to grow the retail arm of the business through the opening of more stores with the aim being to grow from 40 De Beers outlets today to 100 around the world.

Tim Treadgold, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024

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