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Verb
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The crawl space opened, and a man entered, while another crouched just outside, wielding a knife.—
Shelly Kittleson,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026 -
In the hospital foyer, the couple paused for selfies and crouched to speak with children in wheelchairs.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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When the golf event was originally moved to Carlton Woods in 2023, a lake located between the ninth and 18th holes was dredged, cleaned out, and netting was even installed to keep animals, including alligators, out of it so the winner could jump in after securing victory.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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For decades, the harbor entrance has been dredged each year in the spring, usually finishing in time to leave a fresh coat of sand on Oceanside’s nearby beaches in time for the Memorial Day weekend.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Because the cameras were vertical, actors huddled closer together, and the crew paid extra attention to upper-body details like hair and makeup.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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The opening act had started playing—a local band that never broke out, Sacagawea—but Russ and Cherry just huddled a little closer and kept talking.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Throughout the property, the singer incorporated the rocks that had been excavated while building the lake.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
16 Apr. 2026
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The film centers on the lives of archaeologists Ann and Earl Morris (played by Abigail Lawrie and Tom Felton, respectively), who excavated the Canyon De Chelly in Arizona.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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As Holland tees up, the sequence begins with Peter Parker at his local bodega as Ned walks in to buy a beer and keg… all without noticing his one-time bestie, who is hunched in the corner.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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Motta hunched over and vomited into a trash can.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Eventually, Betty stopped and squatted.—
Gabriel Debenedetti,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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As catcher Dillon Dingler got down in his catching stance, Hinch squatted and leaned against a fence off to the side.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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For now, Anteotokounmpo, 31, remains coy, his words wrapped in riddles and his intentions couched in caveats, even as ESPN continues to report that a trade (somewhere) is viewed as inevitable and even as the two-time MVP insists that a trade is not his decision.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
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Their work was only ever couched as an intelligence program, not a munitions or weapons platform.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Burrowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrowed. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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