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as in expressed
to convey in appropriate or telling terms
I'm trying to couch this delicately: I don't think we should date anymore
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Recent Examples of couched
With the most recent idea of a humanitarian corridor couched in the language of protecting Syrian minorities, Israel could be seeking a wider area under more explicit control.
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Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
Defamation concerns false statements that are couched as factual and objective.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
These reflections, too, would then be couched in a language too confusing for most readers to understand.
—Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
The web of secrets and confessions, schemes and counterplots, short-term pleasures and far-reaching decisions, are couched in dialogue that is pugnacious, vulnerable, comedic, and sometimes richly poetic, and which feels as spontaneous as it is carefully crafted.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2025
Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
Defamation concerns false statements that are couched as factual and objective.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
These reflections, too, would then be couched in a language too confusing for most readers to understand.
—Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
The web of secrets and confessions, schemes and counterplots, short-term pleasures and far-reaching decisions, are couched in dialogue that is pugnacious, vulnerable, comedic, and sometimes richly poetic, and which feels as spontaneous as it is carefully crafted.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for couched
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Prosecutors further expressed concerns about the department's ability to take the case to trial quickly due to problems identifying all the relevant materials that would need to be handed over to Comey's lawyers, sources said.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
8 Oct. 2025
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Schottenstein, an Orthodox Jew, expressed confusion at accusations that the campaign contained eugenic overtones.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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The dance began with Irwin crouched atop a Jeep suped up for safari, with the junior conservationist correspondingly decked in the head-to-toe khaki uniform made famous by his dad.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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In one instance, a colleague entered Aber’s office to find an inmate crouched under his desk, according to an affidavit filed against Aber in the criminal case.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
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Political stability, rule of law, and a pro-business approach are encouraging companies to invest in technology and restructure to improve profitability, McVey said.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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The platform has been heavily criticized over the last year by users who’ve said their smart home gadgets have been left to wither as Google moves away from Assistant and focuses on Gemini.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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Others are sleeping, huddled in doorways to keep warm and safe.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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Meatball huddled with his bent cops, to figure out how to shut Kearney up once and for all.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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One crucial distinction, though, comes from how the question is phrased.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Yet if apocalypticism is phrased in the rhetoric of visionary metaphor and symbol, then the current climate crisis is rendered in the language of arid climatology and geology, a distinction which makes a huge difference.—
Ed Simon
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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While in Turkey, the pope will mark the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, an important church gathering which articulated Christian beliefs.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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Jim Wood and his wife have articulated the foundational pillars of their approach in their writings.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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The letter said the school district restructured its bonds, similar to refinancing a mortgage, and stated the city’s figure of $14 million in state funds was incorrect.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Oct. 2025
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According to Deadline, multiple sources have stated that Ronan — famed for her performances in Ladybird and Little Women — will play the first wife of The Beatles’ Paul McCartney in the upcoming series of biopics.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
9 Oct. 2025
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In part, the contrasting results show the importance of how survey questions are worded.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Conviction rates for lese majeste stand at around 80%, and prosecutors indict around 99% of the time — a huge percentage given the law is vaguely worded and what constitutes lese majeste is not even legally defined, TLHR said.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Couched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couched. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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