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as in theory
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as in idea
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Recent Examples of hunch
Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2025
That said, my hunch about Alex Straus – based on a sparkling track record in European and an impressive first impression – is that Angel City FC nailed this hire.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 7 June 2025
Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 May 2025
Most of this time is probably spent hunched over, with the weight of your head (which averages 10 to 12 pounds) putting pressure on your neck and upper back muscles, causing tech neck.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 5 June 2025
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Verb
Investigators recently reviewed Johns’ file and decided to send the carpet in for DNA testing on the hunch that the perpetrator may have left some of his own blood behind.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2025
That said, my hunch about Alex Straus – based on a sparkling track record in European and an impressive first impression – is that Angel City FC nailed this hire.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 7 June 2025
Noun
Officers located the man on the kitchen floor hunched over a large pool of blood.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 May 2025
Most of this time is probably spent hunched over, with the weight of your head (which averages 10 to 12 pounds) putting pressure on your neck and upper back muscles, causing tech neck.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunch
Verb
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Officers then discovered the man, who was identified as Gamboa, with a minor gunshot wound, crouched down among a small group of people.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
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On Saturday, at an anti-Trump No Kings protest in Salt Lake City, Utah, a man reportedly appeared to be crouching behind a wall, while carrying what looked like an AR-15-style rifle.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
17 June 2025
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On Tuesday afternoon, when a reporter attempted to ask Bondi about the foreign-intelligence theory and the video-clock issue, Trump cut in.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
10 July 2025
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With the biggest advocate for the impact theory gone, the mystery has lingered for decades.—
Mike Bezemek,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 July 2025
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Despite the loss, Hovland did get to see someone get over that hump up close and personal on the 18th green on Sunday as Spaun collected the first major of his career.—
Troy Finnegan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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What's the difference between a hump, cushion, table or a dozen other speed deterrents?—
Rosalind Bowling,
Nashville Tennessean,
10 Apr. 2025
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The most transformative ideas often come from the edges—from employees closest to the customer, to the problem, to the reality.—
Alex Goryachev,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Miloš had a wacky idea about Burt Reynolds for a while.—
Jordan Hoffman Updated,
EW.com,
10 July 2025
Verb
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It’s said that General Eisenhower and General Montgomery huddled here ahead of the D-Day landings.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 July 2025
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That refusal culminated in the siege of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, that left Pence huddled with police in a parking garage.—
Jim Martin,
IndyStar,
4 July 2025
Noun
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My guess is that in the next few years a number of them will not and will be gone.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
6 July 2025
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So my guess is that policymaking as usual will not be sufficient to deal with the underlying discontent that is driving the rise of Reform.—
Ritika Gupta,
CNBC,
4 July 2025
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Powell on Tuesday said the Fed continues to monitor the effect of tariffs on economic growth and inflation.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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Standard Bank estimates such tariffs could reduce economic growth by as much as 1.5 percentage points from current projections of 4% GDP growth this year.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
1 July 2025
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But the fundamental notion to be grasped is one of purpose.—
John Updike,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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That latter idea flows from a notion that if rescissions are proposed late in the fiscal year and Congress does not have the full 45-day period to act on any such proposals, the funds expire and become unavailable for obligation.—
Doug Criscitello,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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“Hunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunch. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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