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Recent Examples of curl up
Additionally, this level holds two bedroom suites and a sculptural staircase that curls up to the second floor.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2025
Miss Boots is a healthy 11-year-old sweetheart that loves playing and curling up right next to you on the couch or bed.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2025
One of Pinterest's biggest home trends of last year, this space is meant to emphasize comfort and make natural lighting the focal point, providing you with an at-home getaway to curl up with a book or host a low-key hangout.
—Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2025
Notes of amber, musk, cedar, and orchid result in a composition that is somehow warm yet dry—like you’re curled up in front of a fireplace wearing your favorite sweater.
—Emily Orofino, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2025
Miss Boots is a healthy 11-year-old sweetheart that loves playing and curling up right next to you on the couch or bed.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2025
One of Pinterest's biggest home trends of last year, this space is meant to emphasize comfort and make natural lighting the focal point, providing you with an at-home getaway to curl up with a book or host a low-key hangout.
—Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2025
Notes of amber, musk, cedar, and orchid result in a composition that is somehow warm yet dry—like you’re curled up in front of a fireplace wearing your favorite sweater.
—Emily Orofino, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curl up
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In the black-and-white shot, the couple is relaxing on a couch and Gomez is snuggled up against the music producer, 37.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Johnny is a well-mannered pup who just wants to snuggle up on the couch with his favorite human, his profile says.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2025
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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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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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Days later, al-Baba says intelligence agents shifted Hiba to Dar al-Rahma, an orphanage nestled in a Damascus alleyway, so she couldn't be found.—
Mirna Alrached,
NPR,
16 Mar. 2025
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There's a painting by the French artist Schlosser of a dog with his snout nestled in the crook of a woman's waist.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Curl up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curl%20up. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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