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<submissionType>144</submissionType>
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<cik>0002029477</cik>
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<liveTestFlag>LIVE</liveTestFlag>
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<issuerInfo>
<issuerCik>0001861560</issuerCik>
<issuerName>NUVALENT, INC.</issuerName>
<secFileNumber>001-40671</secFileNumber>
<issuerAddress>
<street1 xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">One Broadway</street1>
<street2 xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">14th Floor</street2>
<city xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">Cambridge</city>
<stateOrCountry xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">MA</stateOrCountry>
<zipCode xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">02142</zipCode>
</issuerAddress>
<issuerContactPhone>(857)-357-7000</issuerContactPhone>
<nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Henry E. Pelish</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
<relationshipsToIssuer>
<relationshipToIssuer>Officer</relationshipToIssuer>
</relationshipsToIssuer>
</issuerInfo>
<securitiesInformation>
<securitiesClassTitle>Class A Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
<brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
<name>Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services</name>
<address>
<street1 xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">1 New York Plaza</street1>
<street2 xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">8th Floor</street2>
<city xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">New York</city>
<stateOrCountry xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">NY</stateOrCountry>
<zipCode xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">10004</zipCode>
</address>
</brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
<noOfUnitsSold>2111</noOfUnitsSold>
<aggregateMarketValue>261358.43</aggregateMarketValue>
<noOfUnitsOutstanding>73562661</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
<approxSaleDate>07/09/2026</approxSaleDate>
<securitiesExchangeName>NASDAQ</securitiesExchangeName>
</securitiesInformation>
<securitiesToBeSold>
<securitiesClassTitle>Class A Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
<acquiredDate>07/09/2026</acquiredDate>
<natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Restricted Stock Unit Vesting</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
<nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
<isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
<amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>2111</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
<paymentDate>07/09/2026</paymentDate>
<natureOfPayment>Equity Compensation</natureOfPayment>
</securitiesToBeSold>
<nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>N</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
<securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
<sellerDetails>
<name>Henry Pelish</name>
<address>
<street1 xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">One Broadway, 14th Floor</street1>
<city xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">Cambridge</city>
<stateOrCountry xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">MA</stateOrCountry>
<zipCode xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">02142</zipCode>
</address>
</sellerDetails>
<securitiesClassTitle>Class A Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
<saleDate>04/09/2026</saleDate>
<amountOfSecuritiesSold>3093</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
<grossProceeds>323169.86</grossProceeds>
</securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
<remarks>The sales reported on this Form 144 represent shares required to be sold by the Reporting Person to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting and settlement of restricted stock units. These sales do not represent discretionary trades by the Reporting Person.</remarks>
<noticeSignature>
<noticeDate>07/09/2026</noticeDate>
<planAdoptionDates>
<planAdoptionDate>12/06/2023</planAdoptionDate>
</planAdoptionDates>
<signature>/s/ Henry E. Pelish</signature>
</noticeSignature>
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