as in sofa
a long upholstered piece of furniture designed for several sitters
find yourself a place on the couch and make yourself at home
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as in to say
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 couch
Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 11 July 2025
The mega retailer's annual shopping event for Prime members offers steep discounts on everything from robot vacuums and Amazon devices to mattresses and couches.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2025
Billy Perrigo, Time, 21 May 2025
As much as Fielder’s shows are couched in layers of irony and meta-fiction, they are often underscored by genuine sincerity and insight.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 19 May 2025
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Noun
The track’s music video, directed by Fiona Jane Burgess, finds bandleader Ellie Rowsell lounging on a couch that moves across town.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 11 July 2025
The mega retailer's annual shopping event for Prime members offers steep discounts on everything from robot vacuums and Amazon devices to mattresses and couches.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2025
Verb
Though couched in adulatory language, the letter presents a vision of AI governance that differs from Trump’s current approach.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 21 May 2025
As much as Fielder’s shows are couched in layers of irony and meta-fiction, they are often underscored by genuine sincerity and insight.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for couch
Noun
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There are numerous deals on weatherproof lounge chairs, sofas, and dining sets.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
11 July 2025
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This three-story townhouse features four rooms, complete with contemporary furniture, including a sofa, coffee table, dining table and chairs, bed and bathtub.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
9 July 2025
Verb
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Officials say 27 campers and counselors died at Camp Mystic, including young girls from various states.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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The crash was reported shortly after 6:30 a.m. on June 28 at the intersection of West Taylor and Spring streets, San Jose police Officer Tanya Hernandez said in a news release.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
8 July 2025
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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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Jen Affleck and Whitney Leavitt both have dance backgrounds, and Affleck has long expressed her desire to appear on the ABC show.—
Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
1 July 2025
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Textile executives sounded particularly cautious in expressing their views.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
1 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
Verb
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Performance reviews may require a personal touch, but AI can help HR leaders put together hiring managers’ or supervisors’ feedback into a proper framework.—
Julie Hoagland,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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But using a trade exception, which allows a team to acquire a player in a trade even if their salary would otherwise put the team over the salary cap or the team is already over the salary cap, hard caps teams at the first apron.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
Verb
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Slang moves fast, and already there are terms from earlier this year that are phrasing out of popularity.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
8 July 2025
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O'Donnell isn't the first or only celebrity who voiced a negative opinion over the nuptials, although no one else managed to phrase their complaints quite so poetically.—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
30 June 2025
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Johnson's Senate Bill 235, which bans state spending on DEI initiatives in state agencies and educational institutions, also borrows wording.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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The Dodgers announced the steps in a five-paragraph news release that was delicately worded to avoid potentially inflammatory political terms, and which stopped short of an explicit condemnation of the federal policy.—
Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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“Couch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couch. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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