Thesaurus results for CURLED UP

curled up

verb

past tense of curl up

as in snuggled

to sit or recline comfortably or cozily I love to curl up in a big chair with a good book

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Recent Examples of curled up Once brimming with life, the Dodgers’ historic quest has curled up into a withered heap. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 The black-and-white photograph shows Hepworth seated with her arms and legs crossed, a tea set in the foreground and a cat curled up on a couch. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Spade curled up in a ball under falling debris, having lost sight of D’Allara, who was later confirmed dead. — ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026 Among them was 30-year-old physical education teacher Elaine Delis Ramos, who curled up next to loved ones on the boardwalk on top of a thick blanket in search of a breeze. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 And one of the best spots to sneak in a few pages is curled up in a comfy chair at home. — Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2026 Van der Poel delivered the superhuman and curled up like a baby, suffering coursing through every nerve end. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 July 2026 Close your eyes and imagine yourself getting curled up and ready for a good night’s sleep. — Caroline Reilly, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Wear this to feel like you’re curled up in your favorite comfy sweatshirt, all the time. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 14 July 2026

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By roasting the brussels sprouts snuggled into a blanket of grated Parmesan cheese, the cheese melts into a crispy, frico-like sheet that clings onto the sprouts, surrounding them in a lace-like halo.

— Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Oct. 2026
On Friday, September 11, the 16-time Grammy winner—whose real name is Stefani Germanotta—was photographed with her fiancé, Michael Polansky, and their child, who was snuggled against Gaga’s chest in a baby carrier.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of snuggled

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On the first night of Southern California’s fires Thursday, the crescent moon was the only source of light across homes nestled beneath Boney Mountain in Ventura County and across much of the Santa Monica Mountains due to the ongoing outages.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Each building at the luxe 15-acre Russian River resort, which is nestled amongst the towering redwoods in the petite town of Guerneville, California, is linked to a different era of the property’s past.

— Rachel Tepper Paley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of nestled

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The victim’s brother walked to midfield, crouched, took aim, and fired.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
State police said the preliminary investigation by its homicide unit indicated that Moorhead had been crouched close to the ground in an open field, hunting, when Soto passed by with a man and two children.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

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