nestled

verb

past tense of nestle
1
as in snuggled
to lie close nestled in next to the other kittens in the box

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2
as in crouched
to sit or recline comfortably or cozily nestling with her children on the couch

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3
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 Meta’s international headquarters are nestled in Dublin, about 125 miles from Strancally Castle. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 Rutschman drove a fastball from Smith to center, but Drew Gilbert nestled under the fly ball without issue to end the inning. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026 Balmoral, nestled in the Scottish Highlands, has long been a favorite late summer retreat for members of the royal family. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 23 Aug. 2026 One was an overview of the resort revealing its waterfront crystalline castle nestled next to lush greenery and avant-garde attractions. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 And all the while, a key part of the Chamberlain mythos was hiding in plain sight on the island nestled under the North Fork of Long Island. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026 Drought-tolerant species such as coneflowers, coreopsis, calamint, grasses, and even spring bulbs are nestled in that gravel layer, their root balls just grazing the top of the soil below. — Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 21 Aug. 2026 To fix these issues scientists aim to go one layer deeper into the atom, from the electrons on the outside to the nucleus nestled within, and track how energy flips a single neutron between quantum states. — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026 Crews have been working near Santa Elena Canyon, an iconic spot nestled among towering cliffs along the Rio Grande, as well as near Mariscal Mountain to the east. — Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nestled
  1. snuggled
  2. perched
  3. lodged
  4. positioned
Verb
  • Late in her pregnancy with Caiden, Lochte went alone to a friend’s wedding — and soon her phone was lighting up with photos of him snuggled up to another woman.
    — Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 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
Definition of snuggled
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  • The travelling supporters were perched behind the goal for a perfect view of the wonder strike, and Ballard made a beeline straight towards them, booting the advertising hoarding for good measure.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Davis told the Las Vegas detective that after the shooting, his group parked the Cadillac behind the Carriage House hotel and perched the gun on the tire on the vehicle’s front passenger side.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of perched
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  • The decision also dismissed all claims against Morris’ wife, Deborah, and all but one claim lodged against Robert Morris personally.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Castro, 52, is accused of firing a gun through the front door of a Minneapolis home, striking Sosa-Celis in the leg with a bullet that lodged in a child’s bedroom wall.
    — MARK VANCLEAVE, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
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  • The United States has at least 32 major military installations and at least 50,000 troops positioned throughout the Middle East, with many more locations not disclosed to the public.
    — Alexander Langlois, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Hundreds of people have to be informed, moved and positioned.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
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“Nestled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nestled. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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