snugged

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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Recent Examples of snugged The gob of mussel meat is slipped through it and snugged gently. Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
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  • Another shot showed twins Keith and Kameron Rochefort from DeMotte, in matching green and light blue swim trunks, snuggled together on a pool float with a beach ball nearby.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • Across Colorado and beyond, a new wave of offbeat adventures is answering that call — from sleeping in treetops and caves to hiking alongside llamas and rolling your bed out under the night sky for al fresco stargazing snuggled under the covers.
    Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
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  • Before Turner Field, or even Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, there was Ponce de Leon Park - nestled in the shadow of the Sears & Roebuck's division headquarters - now Ponce City Market.
    Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Moss paused to watch, as an oak catkin blew down and nestled in his hair.
    Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

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“Snugged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snugged. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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