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as in perched
to establish or place comfortably or snugly
we had scarcely nestled the children in their beds when there was a knock at the door
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Recent Examples of nestled
Eggplant appears with linguine, tomato and almond pesto, or nestled with capers and golden raisins between ribbons of mafaldine.
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Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 11 Feb. 2026
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
Schoen, owner of the Paradise River Bend wedding venue and vacation rental property, often visits what was once a pristine retreat across the road from his cabins, surrounded by trees and nestled along the usually tranquil Guadalupe River.
—Abrielle Kate Maddison, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
An orange hue illuminated an otherwise dark stage nestled in a CBS lot in Studio City.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
The largest island in the world, nestled between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, Greenland is a territory of Denmark rich in precious minerals and strategic value.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Multiple players arrived at the facility well before the sun nestled into place.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
Our favorite of these was Le Chalet de Pierres, a vast wooden chalet with plenty of outdoor seating nestled at the bottom of a super steep slope.
—Sophie Knight, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
The competition is split between Milan, where high fashion meets high-stakes athletics, and Cortina d’Ampezzo, a dreamy mountain town nestled in the Italian Dolomites.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 6 Feb. 2026
Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 11 Feb. 2026
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
Schoen, owner of the Paradise River Bend wedding venue and vacation rental property, often visits what was once a pristine retreat across the road from his cabins, surrounded by trees and nestled along the usually tranquil Guadalupe River.
—Abrielle Kate Maddison, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
An orange hue illuminated an otherwise dark stage nestled in a CBS lot in Studio City.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
The largest island in the world, nestled between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, Greenland is a territory of Denmark rich in precious minerals and strategic value.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Multiple players arrived at the facility well before the sun nestled into place.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
Our favorite of these was Le Chalet de Pierres, a vast wooden chalet with plenty of outdoor seating nestled at the bottom of a super steep slope.
—Sophie Knight, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
The competition is split between Milan, where high fashion meets high-stakes athletics, and Cortina d’Ampezzo, a dreamy mountain town nestled in the Italian Dolomites.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nestled
Verb
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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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Maude Apatow perched at a table with a group of friends, Jordan Firstman rolled in through the back entrance, and Ella Emhoff was early on the scene.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
15 Feb. 2026
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The subterranean lounge is built on the garden level of a brick townhouse perched atop the hills of Mount Adams, Cincinnati's most beautiful neighborhood.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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One put cash onto the ground, authorities said, so when the victim bent over to pick it up a thief switched the bank card lodged into the ATM with a fraudulent one.—
Ryanne Mena,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
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The civil case notwithstanding, the Justice Department lodged new criminal charges against Cherfilus-McCormick and Edwin Cherfilus, who is named as a defendant in the main theft conspiracy count and related money-laundering counts.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Here, the brand positioned itself not as a narrator but as a host — facilitating collective experience rather than staging spectacle.—
Yiling Pan,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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Wiseman positioned his cameras in the midst of institutions, as unobtrusively as possible, to catalogue the routines of daily life.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Nestled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nestled. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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