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snugged

verb

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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On Friday, September 11, the 16-time Grammy winner—whose real name is Stefani Germanotta—was photographed with her fiancé, Michael Polansky, and their child, who was snuggled against Gaga’s chest in a baby carrier.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 16 Sep. 2026
The new parents were photographed last week on a walk with the infant in a front carrier, snuggled close to the superstar.

— Martha Ross, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

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Sugarite Canyon State Park, New Mexico On the border where the Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountains, the flat-top mesas of Sugarite Canyon State Park frame the indigo blue lake nestled at the bottom of the canyon.

— Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
Before his arcing shot had even nestled in the net, teammates’ arms were aloft and Sullivan was wheeling away in celebration.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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