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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
Lincoln uses its pillar-to-pillar screen, nestled between the top of the dashboard and the windscreen in the Nautilus, differently than many others.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
There's a private pier, overwater hammocks, lounges nestled into the mangrove forest, and two miles of pristine beach.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2025
He and his brother were still nestled in their bunk beds when Easton came into the boys’ room the next morning and told them their mother killed herself.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
What a plum spot in January that Sundance is nestled across.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
There's a private pier, overwater hammocks, lounges nestled into the mangrove forest, and two miles of pristine beach.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2025
He and his brother were still nestled in their bunk beds when Easton came into the boys’ room the next morning and told them their mother killed herself.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
What a plum spot in January that Sundance is nestled across.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nestle
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At the base of Courmayeur, a chic ski resort snuggled into the foot of Monte Bianco—better known by its French moniker, Mont Blanc—trees brim with pale-pink buds on the verge of blossoming, and waterfalls and rivers gush with snowmelt.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
8 Feb. 2025
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But once an aide adjusted the bed’s guard rail, the two were able to snuggle and move on from the traumatic time.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 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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Meanwhile, on January 29, ICE reported more than 1,000 arrests and 814 detainers were lodged as having probable cause for deportation.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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The most recent numbers showed 1,016 arrests were made and 814 detainers were lodged on Jan. 29.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Jan. 2025
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Hera is thriving—eating well, playing, cuddling, using the litter box without any issues, and even starting to learn how to walk on a leash.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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In an image exclusively shared with PEOPLE, the Microsoft co-founder, 69, smiles while cuddling up with Hurd outside the Curran Theatre in San Francisco.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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Visiting the Vatican City masterpiece is not the same, Watts argues, as witnessing the artist perched on scaffolding in the act of creation.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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Weedman Design Partners This home remodel by Weedman Design Partners was devised to embrace its natural surroundings, perched on a lake near the Oregon coast.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
10 Feb. 2025
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Popular culture nuzzles literary culture in these pages because the end of the world obviously casts a pall on all culture.—
Arthur Krystal,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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At one point, Baldoni nuzzles Lively’s neck and apologizes for his beard.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
22 Jan. 2025
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Applying early — before her full retirement age of 67 — means settling for a smaller check.—
Liz Weston,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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Iowa State didn’t have the same problem as the Cyclones began to settle in.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Feb. 2025
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Attendees should park on site at Area A, in Marina del Rey across from Whiskey Red’s.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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On the morning of Feb. 12, two Boeing 767 FedEx cargo planes were parked outside its facility at MIA, just arriving from Colombia and Ecuador with carnations, chrysanthemums and other flowers cut as recently as Feb. 10.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Nestle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nestle. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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