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Recent Examples of curled up
But one night curled up beneath the Turkish flannel, and I was sold.
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2026
These curled up bundles allowed for very long, efficient lasers to be stuffed into very small volumes and new technologies allowed multiple lasers to be combined into a single, far more powerful beam.
—New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2026
Yorke’s wife, Dajana, was curled up next to him, engrossed in a Murakami novel.
—Zoe Si, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
Young Miko is far from her home island of Puerto Rico, curled up in an oversized hoodie and tucked away in a quiet hotel room in south-central North Carolina.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Qing Yuan had seen many of these tiny corpses, pinkish, yellowish, tin-gray, curled up, always seemingly asleep, tossed by janitors into fires outside the building.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
The Siberian Husky was often seen curled up in Sharon’s lap during interviews, TMZ reports.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2025
Nara announced the cute name in a post on her Instagram showing little Fawnie curled up in soft blankets, along with a video clip squeezing her tiny hand.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 14 Oct. 2025
In a TikTok video posted by Molly Woodward (@mollyxwoodward), her golden retriever, Ralphy, can be seen curled up on the sofa, fully engrossed in watching The Lion King.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2026
These curled up bundles allowed for very long, efficient lasers to be stuffed into very small volumes and new technologies allowed multiple lasers to be combined into a single, far more powerful beam.
—New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2026
Yorke’s wife, Dajana, was curled up next to him, engrossed in a Murakami novel.
—Zoe Si, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
Young Miko is far from her home island of Puerto Rico, curled up in an oversized hoodie and tucked away in a quiet hotel room in south-central North Carolina.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Qing Yuan had seen many of these tiny corpses, pinkish, yellowish, tin-gray, curled up, always seemingly asleep, tossed by janitors into fires outside the building.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
The Siberian Husky was often seen curled up in Sharon’s lap during interviews, TMZ reports.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2025
Nara announced the cute name in a post on her Instagram showing little Fawnie curled up in soft blankets, along with a video clip squeezing her tiny hand.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 14 Oct. 2025
In a TikTok video posted by Molly Woodward (@mollyxwoodward), her golden retriever, Ralphy, can be seen curled up on the sofa, fully engrossed in watching The Lion King.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curled up
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Grab a drink and then head into the cat lounge where you’ll be greeted by dozens of adoptable cats waiting to be snuggled and played with.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
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Both elements are crucial for an expert couch-napper like me, who appreciates being snuggled without the risk of overheating.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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Eggplant appears with linguine, tomato and almond pesto, or nestled with capers and golden raisins between ribbons of mafaldine.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
11 Feb. 2026
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But this community of musicians on Ocean Avenue sprung up less by design and more as a byproduct of affordable housing shrinking to an ever-smaller pool of neighborhoods, among them Midwood, a middle-class residential area in south-central Brooklyn nestled between Marine Park and Bensonhurst.—
Daniel Yadin,
Curbed,
11 Feb. 2026
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The cameraman darted and crouched, arguably working harder than anyone else in the building to capture those breathless, in-your-face angles.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
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Around the grave of one young man, his mother and grandmother quietly sob, his friends crouched down by the small mat of flower stems.—
Frederik Pleitgen,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Curled up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curled%20up. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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