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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
Sometimes the case for war’s inevitability is couched in expressions of rue and reluctance.
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Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
Usually, the question was couched in politeness, but my students (bless them) had not yet learned to be subtle.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Particularly dangerous is that some of this language has been couched in religious terms, which turns political conflicts into identity ones that are far more difficult to resolve.
—Darren Kew, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
With the most recent idea of a humanitarian corridor couched in the language of protecting Syrian minorities, Israel could be seeking a wider area under more explicit control.
—Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
Defamation concerns false statements that are couched as factual and objective.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The web of secrets and confessions, schemes and counterplots, short-term pleasures and far-reaching decisions, are couched in dialogue that is pugnacious, vulnerable, comedic, and sometimes richly poetic, and which feels as spontaneous as it is carefully crafted.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2025
Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
Usually, the question was couched in politeness, but my students (bless them) had not yet learned to be subtle.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Particularly dangerous is that some of this language has been couched in religious terms, which turns political conflicts into identity ones that are far more difficult to resolve.
—Darren Kew, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
With the most recent idea of a humanitarian corridor couched in the language of protecting Syrian minorities, Israel could be seeking a wider area under more explicit control.
—Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
Defamation concerns false statements that are couched as factual and objective.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The web of secrets and confessions, schemes and counterplots, short-term pleasures and far-reaching decisions, are couched in dialogue that is pugnacious, vulnerable, comedic, and sometimes richly poetic, and which feels as spontaneous as it is carefully crafted.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for couched
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Actor William Daniels, 98, who played the character on all seven seasons of the '90s sitcom, expressed a strong opinion on Monday, using his first-hand experience with former President Richard Nixon as a comparison.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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While most Democrats and independents — 88% and 62%, respectively — expressed disapproval, only 31% of Republicans did the same.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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Finally, the day arrived, and my friend Kelly Curtis and then-girlfriend Nancy Wilson were crouched behind the camera with Amy.—
Cameron Crowe,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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Right then, crouched on the floor of MacDowell’s Cheney studio, Luise discovered a whole new way of working.—
Grace Edquist,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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Conklin did not edit the de Blasio article, a person familiar with the coverage said.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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What’s more, Microsoft will remain capacity constrained for the remainder of the fiscal year, Hood said.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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Late Friday night, a few dozen Toronto Blue Jays fans huddled outside Rogers Centre, listening to Sportsnet commentator Buck Martinez on the speakers.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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In the weeks that followed, Farber and his teammates huddled, brainstorming ways to support Ben.—
Nick Stern,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
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Since its first drink in 1954, Harry's Banana Farm in the West Palm Beach area of Florida has been serving up well drinks and plenty of sass, which can usually be seen on the ever-changing and cheekily phrased marquee sign out front.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
27 Oct. 2025
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One crucial distinction, though, comes from how the question is phrased.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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And while brands from Dries van Noten to Miu Miu and Prada have articulated their own takes on the retro sneaker trend, the understated Nike Cortez is at the beginning of another revival, and will assuredly have a place in your transeasonal shoe rotation.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2025
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But the association, articulated more clearly in the remake, is certainly there in all the Nightmare movies.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
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Her obituary stated that Halbach was also a volleyball coach and an avid traveler.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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And while the developer, DESRI, pointed out that the company has reduced the project’s tree removal quantity by about 30% since earlier designs, a state agency letter stated that the project would still involve cutting down about 3,700 blue and native oak trees.—
Chaewon Chung
Updated October 30,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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The 2010 exemption specifically targeted Jackson County and was worded to apply only to charter counties with populations between 600,000 and 700,000 people, a population level Jackson County has now surpassed.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
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In part, the contrasting results show the importance of how survey questions are worded.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Couched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couched. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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