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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 couched
Thankfully, there are self-aware jabs as well, and it’s all couched in a character- and ensemble-centric ending that has hearty portions that help the random sour bite go down smoothly.
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Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
25 June 2026
But several edits would survive, including one that couched emissions in the context of economic growth and another in which Mottershead suggested moving a punchy line from lower in the article up to the very top.
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Maddie Stone,
ProPublica,
25 June 2026
Perhaps a book that couched Castaneda’s story more deeply in the context of the ’70s counterculture and the nature of cults past and present would make his story clearer.
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Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
Kocurek’s praise wasn’t couched, however.
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
It’s almost always couched in aspirational terms.
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Joshua Rivera,
Vanity Fair,
8 June 2026
The initiative, whose other official name is the Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative (Sustainability Initiative), is couched in the language of environmentalism.
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Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
This is another red flag that is often missed because the request is often couched in language around protection or trust.
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Joy Harden Bradford,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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.
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Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
25 June 2026
But several edits would survive, including one that couched emissions in the context of economic growth and another in which Mottershead suggested moving a punchy line from lower in the article up to the very top.
—
Maddie Stone,
ProPublica,
25 June 2026
Perhaps a book that couched Castaneda’s story more deeply in the context of the ’70s counterculture and the nature of cults past and present would make his story clearer.
—
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
Kocurek’s praise wasn’t couched, however.
—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
It’s almost always couched in aspirational terms.
—
Joshua Rivera,
Vanity Fair,
8 June 2026
The initiative, whose other official name is the Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative (Sustainability Initiative), is couched in the language of environmentalism.
—
Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
This is another red flag that is often missed because the request is often couched in language around protection or trust.
—
Joy Harden Bradford,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for couched
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The decision comes after several parents and teachers expressed concern about AI.
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Several Republican senators expressed misgivings about the idea, pointing to the potential for security and legal risks.
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The image in question features Grande crouched on the ground while sucking a lollipop and loving a happy black dog.
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The first showed him walking hand-in-hand with his sons, and the second showed Jack crouched down in a church pew as one of his sons played with toys, surrounded by coloring books and stickers.
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In January, the FBI flagged the group and sent some of the evidence, including over half a dozen videos, to local law enforcement, prosecutors said.
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Attorneys for Kil said the university was in the process of reinstating her.
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The former hedge fund manager huddled with the Fed’s then-chair, Jerome Powell, and the CEOs of systemically important banks in April to discuss the risks posed by Anthropic’s Mythos.
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In downtown Caracas, hundreds spent the night huddled in parks, parking lots and other open spaces.
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One onboarding step was phrased so oddly that two teams interpreted it in opposite ways.
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The use of first-person pronouns is dishonest, but there’s a much deeper issue that goes beyond how a statement is phrased.
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The painting has undergone extensive restoration, removing overpainting by other hands and revealing imagery that, experts say, may have articulated a message of religious tolerance in a moment of social tensions arising partly from a refugee crisis.
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Not least because Liverpool never received an official approach from Bayern and, if Ngumoha was feeling remotely unsettled, then that hadn’t been articulated to the club.
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Violations will result in disciplinary action, the email stated.
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This usually may come up after an employee has stated an issue.
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Subtle elements, such as how profiles are presented, how events are curated or even how notifications are worded, contribute to this.
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But the way that it's worded in this framework agreement suggested that the United States would be investing in the fund.
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“Couched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couched. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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