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Recent Examples of crouch
Slide on a pair dedicated for cleaning, spritz some wood-safe cleaner on baseboards, then use your socked foot to wipe them down without crouching.
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Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 13 June 2026
Brandon Wolf crouched in the corner of the nightclub bathroom for what felt like forever as gunshots rang out.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2026
Seconds later, the same officer — now with his gun holstered — is captured on the camera crouching and clutching his left shoulder in pain.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 11 June 2026
Spielberg was seen crouching next to a car kitted out as a Kansas City Police Department car.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
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Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 13 June 2026
Brandon Wolf crouched in the corner of the nightclub bathroom for what felt like forever as gunshots rang out.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2026
Seconds later, the same officer — now with his gun holstered — is captured on the camera crouching and clutching his left shoulder in pain.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 11 June 2026
Spielberg was seen crouching next to a car kitted out as a Kansas City Police Department car.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crouch
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It is supposed to be a great beach party with a bonfire, but it gets rained out, and they are all huddled under an awning wearing too much body glitter and eating from a greige buffet.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
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Families, friend groups and couples are huddled in clusters, scrolling on phones or taking pictures of the Italian restaurant’s red signage that boasts a history dating to 1956.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
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Hernández could only watch the ball soar, hunched over.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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That’s because these are the muscles that most commonly become tight and painful with poor posture, creating a vicious cycle of even more slouching and hunching.—
Danielle Zickl,
Health,
15 June 2026
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With the electric motor filling every chink in the engine’s armor, the Bentley squats under throttle and rockets like a luxury locomotive.—
Lawrence Ulrich,
Robb Report,
12 June 2026
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Mahayahay Elementary School, located in the province of Davao Occidental, shared footage on social media showing frightened students squatting on the ground and then scurrying away when a canopy roof collapsed during the quake.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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“Crouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crouch. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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