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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  • 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
  • Captured from behind, the black and white picture showed Meghan, 44, and Prince Harry, 41, snuggled up together while wearing casual clothes.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
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  • There, authorities uncovered what appeared to be a drug lab nestled in the cargo container.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • The Shell is nestled between San Diego Bay, the downtown skyline and nearby Coronado.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2026

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“Snugged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snugged. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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