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Recent Examples of crouch
The phone still at his ear, Dev crouched to the floor, his head cradled in the crook of his elbow.
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Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
During the battle, viewers saw a cameraman crouching in the corner for the shot.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
The deputies spotted the drag trail through the brush and followed it to the cat, still crouched over Taylen’s body.
—Malcolm Brooks Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Zak Mouton, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
In recent years, the tradition—which involves some iteration of eating exactly 12 grapes as the clock strikes midnight, often while crouched under a table—has become something of a viral sensation.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2024
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Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
During the battle, viewers saw a cameraman crouching in the corner for the shot.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
The deputies spotted the drag trail through the brush and followed it to the cat, still crouched over Taylen’s body.
—Malcolm Brooks Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Zak Mouton, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
In recent years, the tradition—which involves some iteration of eating exactly 12 grapes as the clock strikes midnight, often while crouched under a table—has become something of a viral sensation.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crouch
Verb
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Adrien Brody, Mikey Madison, and Brady Corbett huddled together for a convivial conversation over the pumping jazz, and Vogue columnist Raven Smith and British presenter Clara Amfo shared some cackles.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2025
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For four hours, families huddled in fear as ICE swept through their homes and neighborhood.—
Juan Peña,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Her shoulders appeared hunched, and her legs were splayed out beneath her.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Here’s why: Sitting all day and hunching over your phone or laptop promotes bad posture and puts extra stress on your hips, accelerating wear and damage.—
Erica Sweeney,
SELF,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Boyette recalled her experience at a Senate hearing on squatting in May calling for a review of state laws related to squatters and the creation of faster legal processes to protect property owners.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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The flight passenger and Reddit user went on to say that the women squatting in the front row may have been hoping to do the same thing.—
Sydney Borchers,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Crouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crouch. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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