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Recent Examples of crouch
Duran crouched, hands on his knees, staring at his feet, as the Phillies’ training staff rushed to his side.
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Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Even crouching behind the catcher at home plate came with a series of details for students to master.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
One sunny weekend morning, Jaron found her in a bad temper, crouched on the porch floor in front of the door with a black crayon in her hand.
—Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Sir Hew was crouched on the shingle.
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
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Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Even crouching behind the catcher at home plate came with a series of details for students to master.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
One sunny weekend morning, Jaron found her in a bad temper, crouched on the porch floor in front of the door with a black crayon in her hand.
—Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Sir Hew was crouched on the shingle.
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crouch
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More than 3,200 young Nepalis are currently huddling in an online discussion on social media messaging platform Discord to debate who will officially take part in the talks and what issues will be discussed.—
Sonal Nain,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Ravens had just finished a series of sprints and huddled with head coach Anthony White.—
Rich Barak,
Louisville Courier Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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Just doing this will increase the height of the screen, keeping you from being hunched over in your chair.—
Luke Larsen,
Wired News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Tendons, ligaments and muscles naturally shorten with time, which results in stiff joints and people being hunched over and shuffling around.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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Emilie Schleer, a 37-year-old mother of two, spoke of the brazen break-in that occurred at her South End home in July, when a homeless woman squatted in her residence while her family was away for the weekend.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Homeless after impulsively signing herself out of the institution, Maria Angeles hatches a plan to squat in secret in her beloved apartment.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Crouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crouch. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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