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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cottoned (to)
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The brothers were born in India and raised in Australia, where Johnny enjoyed a brief career as a semi professional cricket player.
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Goodson explains that pomegranates thrive in warm climates and are widely enjoyed around the world.
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The Phillies don’t need a bullpen full of lefties, but have preferred to carry a few this season.
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Bichette has generally preferred to let his play do the talking throughout his career, making Schneider's prediction fitting.
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But Charania reported that the Celtics kept seeing what was out there for Brown, whom Boston selected with the third overall choice in the 2016 draft.
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In the fourth round of the NFL Draft, the Chiefs selected Oregon cornerback Jadon Canady.
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Based on projections, Iran is still fancied to progress but if Algeria-Austria is a draw in Group J, a result that sends both through, DR Congo beats Uzbekistan and Croatia gets at least a point against Ghana, then the Iranians are out.
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The problem with Dolan, this person confided, was that the owner fancied himself knowledgeable about basketball.
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What followed were 120 goals and three La Liga titles for the Pole, who leaves the Blaugrana as a modern day club legend adored by Culers.
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He has been adored, sanitized, revived, pathologized, sentimentalized, and combed for polite company.
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That is why the long weekends are relished with a passion that can look almost comic from the outside.
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Brooks also relished his role as a class clown, terrorizing his teachers and leaving his friends gasping with laughter.
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“Cottoned (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cottoned%20%28to%29. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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