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Recent Examples of curl up
On Thursday, tiny kittens at the San Diego Humane Society’s kitten nursery were curled up close together, sleeping.
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Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
The video shows a person curled up on the ground as a group of people punch and kick him.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
Ribbons of roses curl up the sides of the lights along 6th Street, Chinese dragons hang from the lamps on Olympic Boulevard, and topless women watch over Wilshire Boulevard from their cast-iron perches.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
When the family traveled by horse and carriage through the town, Eileen was made to curl up in the footwell, where she was covered by a blanket.
—Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
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Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
The video shows a person curled up on the ground as a group of people punch and kick him.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
Ribbons of roses curl up the sides of the lights along 6th Street, Chinese dragons hang from the lamps on Olympic Boulevard, and topless women watch over Wilshire Boulevard from their cast-iron perches.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
When the family traveled by horse and carriage through the town, Eileen was made to curl up in the footwell, where she was covered by a blanket.
—Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curl up
Verb
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Do not kiss or snuggle backyard poultry, especially the chicks.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Other shots showed Shepherd meeting his new baby sister and the infant snuggling against her mom's chest in the hospital.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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The hilt of a sword protruded from his back, snug beside a pack as tight as an angry fist.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
18 May 2026
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These women’s basketball shorts offer a balance between loose and snug for optimal fit and flexibility.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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The rolling landscape, nestled between a nature preserve and a cattle ranch, had silvery groves of ancient olive trees, a meandering creek, and a network of antique aqueducts snaking through the fields.—
Ingrid Abramovitch,
Architectural Digest,
22 May 2026
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And Harry surprised Meghan with a bronze sculpture of two penguins nestled closely together.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
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“Curl up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curl%20up. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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