couch 1 of 2

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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couch

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verb

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as in to crouch
to lie low with the limbs close to the body I couched behind the partition so as to avoid an awkward situation with my ex

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Recent Examples of couch
Noun
Cut to a clearly hung over Doyle waking up on a couch amid a sea of empty bottles. Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025 Picking a couch is a balance between classic and fresh to avoid it feeling outdated too soon. Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
The network's legal team notes that Pirro had couched things as allegations. David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Sep. 2025 Instead, the playbook is straightforward – identify a problem, then propose an overly restrictive governing scheme that couches the political favoritism as a beneficial expansion of the regulatory state. Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for couch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for couch
Noun
  • Along with your sofa, it can also be styled in your bedroom or as decor on an accent chair.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Audiences could stand to leave the sofa more often.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • An Elanco spokesperson said the company will add public amenities next to the headquarters that neighbors can enjoy, such as a waterfront trail.
    Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Education Department spokeswoman Rachel Starks said the total number of student awards listed in the report is not final.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Video later showed a man climbing a staircase to a common area beside the building, scaling a wall and crouching on the rooftop.
    Stepheny Price , Alexandra Koch , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The dance began with Irwin crouched atop a Jeep suped up for safari, with the junior conservationist correspondingly decked in the head-to-toe khaki uniform made famous by his dad.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The views and opinions expressed in this column are the author's and do not necessarily reflect those of USA TODAY.
    Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Dimitrijevic expressed concerns about the timing of the substitute ordinance, which would require council members to vote on it prior to voting on the budget for 2026.
    Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But a small group of lawmakers from both parties has been huddling in more informal talks.
    Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The Huskies were huddling throughout the game but strategically sprinting to the line of scrimmage and snapping the ball quickly to catch the Buckeyes off-guard.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Let the filter dry completely before putting it back and using the blow dryer again.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Notre Dame had a 79-yard TD drive in the third quarter and a 52-yarder in the fourth to put the game away.
    Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In essence, the Iowa and West Virginia sports cases ask the court to rule whether a transgender girl – a person assigned male at birth who has transitioned to align with their identity as a girl or woman, as the AP Stylebook phrases it – is a girl or a boy.
    Morgan Marietta, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
  • One crucial distinction, though, comes from how the question is phrased.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Its unclear how the affiliate agreements are worded.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The vote was initially set for Thursday but was then postponed to Friday at the last minute because of wording discrepancies in the voting language.
    Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025

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“Couch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couch. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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