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as in meeting
a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose
after an all-night huddle, the state legislature finally approved a budget for the coming year
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as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
saw a huddle of tents that turned out to be a Scout encampment
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as in group
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
in the lobby during intermission huddles of theatergoers were excitedly discussing the play
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as in to crowd
to gather into a closely packed group
the puppies huddled together to keep warm
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Recent Examples of huddle
Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Both Lugo and Wacha were instrumental in creating in-game huddles for the starting pitchers last season.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2025
Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2025
Nargis has no support or funding – and often the girls huddle around one textbook, sharing notepads and pens.
—Mark Baron, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
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Noun
As the huddle breaks, the pair walk and talk a bit before Carter heads over to take part in individual drills.
—Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Both Lugo and Wacha were instrumental in creating in-game huddles for the starting pitchers last season.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2025
Verb
Why hire a huge, expensive crew to shoot on location for weeks when five people huddled over a laptop can prompt their way to the same scenes?
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2025
Nargis has no support or funding – and often the girls huddle around one textbook, sharing notepads and pens.
—Mark Baron, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for huddle
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The latest chapter played out at the Porter Plan Commission meeting Wednesday night, with a request to rezone Ind. 49 property to B-3 for a future hotel/restaurant.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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The ceremony was also tearful, according to the images released by North Korea, with Kim meeting with bereaved family members who were seen sobbing and paying tribute to soldiers’ photos on the wall.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
22 Aug. 2025
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Indeed, the footage of the cluster of cells meeting the uterus looks like a mini cosmic explosion.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The organization also is partnering with a nonprofit developer to create a cluster of 21 shipping containers converted into little houses in Eastpointe, just outside Detroit.—
Felice J. Freyer,
NPR,
16 Aug. 2025
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The organization’s data showed that drowning rates are rising too, with already at-risk groups like young children and seniors of all races and ethnicities, as well as Black people of all ages, seeing the greatest increase in deaths.—
Sophie Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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There are still many homeless people who are not living in encampments, local advocate groups say.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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Food costs are high, and the industry is crowded; spice can be a cheap way to produce flavor, get consumer attention, and mask less-expensive ingredients such as corn and chicken.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
18 Aug. 2025
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However, Flacco remains atop the depth chart, and the quarterback room is crowded with two weeks before final roster cuts.—
Trevor Squire,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Duran crouched, hands on his knees, staring at his feet, as the Phillies’ training staff rushed to his side.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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If the animal appears scared or defensive, such as crouching, hissing, growling, or retreating, back off and call animal control or a local rescue.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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Meals on Wheels Orange County hosted the gathering with Mattel, which is turning 80 this year, and there were games and dancing and lunch enjoyed by all.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
15 Aug. 2025
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An estimated 1,140 classic cars will come up for sale at Monterey Car Week, the annual gathering of classic car collectors from around the world.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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Platforms that force clients to wait on batch files or guess their margin are eroding confidence.—
Bill Capuzzi,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base carried another batch of Starlink optimized V2 Mini satellites into low-Earth orbit.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
22 Aug. 2025
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Aug. 2025
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The healthcare sector is the worst performer among the 11 S & P 500 groupings this year, down nearly 3% as of Thursday's close.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Huddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/huddle. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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