snugged

Definition of snuggednext
past tense of snug
as in snuggled
to sit or recline comfortably or cozily the farmhand snugged down in the hay and proceeded to go to sleep

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  • The young and in-love pair snuggled up to each other at the opening night of The Tenth Man on Broadway in 1989.
    Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Cave, 38, wrote alongside a photo of herself showing off her new gold ring while snuggled up to Brown.
    Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
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  • One of Nashville’s most beloved bookstores is nestled in a homely strip mall between a running store and a paint shop—founded in 2011 by novelist Ann Patchett and Karen Hayes (who retired in 2022).
    Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The lake below was green, opaque, and nestled into a hundred little inlets.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Snugged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snugged. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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