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as in theory
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as in idea
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Recent Examples of hunch
Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2025
At the height of his career, chef Prateek Sadhu left Mumbai for his Himalayan roots, creating a restaurant that is reimagining dining in India
March 18, 2025
Prateek Sadhu is hunched over an arbi stem freshly ripped from the earth, shaking off a thick garland of dirt that clings to the root.
—Sarah Khan, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2025
Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2025
My hunch is that the Academy will go with Conclave.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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Verb
As an engineering student, my husband would spend hours hunched over every day on our couch doing his homework and completing creative projects.
—Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2025
At the height of his career, chef Prateek Sadhu left Mumbai for his Himalayan roots, creating a restaurant that is reimagining dining in India
March 18, 2025
Prateek Sadhu is hunched over an arbi stem freshly ripped from the earth, shaking off a thick garland of dirt that clings to the root.
—Sarah Khan, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
But without any formal research, that hunch couldn’t be verified.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2025
My hunch is that the Academy will go with Conclave.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunch
Verb
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The executive was unable to run due to a prior injury so crouched down and began to scream, as did her friend, who also tried to film the incident.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
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Nearby, kids were crouching to look into a clear tube tank and even adults were sliding on their backs under the adjacent upside-down jellyfish tank to snap a picture of these topsy-turvy creatures.—
Natallie Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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Even if someone attempted to build one of the machines depicted in these blueprints, however, researchers point out that undecidability is a feature of physical theories and cannot literally exist in real experiments.—
Charlie Wood,
Wired News,
6 Apr. 2025
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One of Hennigan’s leading theories is that the Grimes girls’ murders have a possible link to the 1955 murders of three young brothers, John, Anton, and Robert Schuessler, according to local WGN.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The program is mostly focused on installing speed bumps, tables or humps.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Mar. 2025
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With two foot-long horns protruding from either side of their heads, a large hump resting on their shoulders and folds of loose skin drooping from their neck, these aren’t your typical black-and-white milk carton dairy cows.—
Stephanie Lam,
The Mercury News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Jon Conahan of Athlon Sports recently pitched a blockbuster trade idea that would send Walker to the New York Mets this season.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
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Dolly Parton’s cookbook, Good Lookin’ Cookin’, is filled with a year's worth of classic recipes and menu ideas.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Others huddled in conversation in the Great Hall and in what was once the library of Andrew Carnegie’s uptown manse.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
4 Apr. 2025
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In Kentucky, Misty Vincent huddled in a bathtub with her four children and two pets as the storm ramped up overnight.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Trash collection How Wednesday’s council vote on the extension will go is anyone’s guess.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
31 Mar. 2025
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Competitive Wordle Score Zero points all around today, what with the four guesses and the tie.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Mexican restaurant was given a yellow placard for mold-like growth and food being improperly thawed.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Although extensive, this process has made developing future content easier and more effective, setting us up for success in this new phase of growth for the organization.—
Victoria Zelefsky,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Thibodeau shot down the notion Anunoby will be resigned to spacing the floor in the corners once Brunson returns to the lineup.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
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This notion leads to several different economic reasons for having tariffs, such as encouraging the purchase of domestic goods and altering foreign economic policy.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Hunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunch. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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