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
Tori Latham, Robb Report, 1 May 2026
Cafés with elbow-to-elbow laptop workstations send a different message than ones with couches arranged around coffee tables.
—Big Think, 1 May 2026
Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2026
Her efforts to come to terms with polyamory are couched as a political project—part of being an open-minded liberal—as much as a romantic one.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Oversized couches are paired with glam accents that give the space a Hollywood touch.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 1 May 2026
Cafés with elbow-to-elbow laptop workstations send a different message than ones with couches arranged around coffee tables.
—Big Think, 1 May 2026
Verb
And no matter what anyone does to look younger, Miller wants women to stop with the negative self-talk about aging that’s often couched in seemingly harmless jokes.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2026
Her efforts to come to terms with polyamory are couched as a political project—part of being an open-minded liberal—as much as a romantic one.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for couch
Noun
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According to Schaffer, in a family room or living room for instance, the sofa legs, chair legs, side tables, coffee tables, everything should be sitting on that rug otherwise everything can look off.—
Sandra Guzman,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Sakeena shouted from the sofa, still filled with fire after refusing the lactulose.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
Verb
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As Mars pushes against Jupiter, the urge to say yes too quickly grows.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Given the risks and the uncertainty around all aspects of the war, Kashkari said the Fed may even have to raise rates.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Extra servos in the shoulders let the arms swing widely, while the leg joints allow crouching and shifting positions.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
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Journalists and other attendees can be seen crouched under tables as federal officers swarmed the ballroom.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Trump has gone back and forth over whether the war will end, at times expressing optimism and at other times saying Russia and Ukraine should be left to fight it out to the bitter end.—
Darlene Superville,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Her students have more trouble controlling their bodies and expressing their feelings.—
Stacker,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Squeri’s next sojourn as CEO after visiting Buffett in Omaha was huddling with Delta’s Bastian in Atlanta.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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One still image captured about two dozen flamingos huddled inside a zoo bathroom, the stall doors closed and the floor covered in straw.—
Douglas Hanks
May 6,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
Verb
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If a drug retails for $100 and a hospital can buy it for $60, then charges the patient or their insurance the full $100 price, the hospital then has $40 to put toward other expenses.—
Dené K. Dryden,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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Neto expanded and was able to put a ball into right field.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
Verb
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But that should be phrasing that should never be used.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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And while there’s no way to phrase this without trafficking in understatement, the long-running arrangement is nothing if not mutually beneficial.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Separation is particularly risky from a controlling partner, or perhaps more aptly worded, from someone who is losing control.—
Kathryn Spearman,
The Conversation,
20 Apr. 2026
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When Perkins was arrested in 2012, the law laying out the process was worded differently.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Couch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couch. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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