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couching

verb

present participle of couch

as in saying

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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as in crouching

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 couching The honey does an admirable job of couching the rum’s heavy funk. — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 6 June 2026 True crime, as a genre, rationalizes its exploitations—people’s tragedies and traumas, recast for popular consumption—by couching the sensationalism in considerations of justice. — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2026 Writers of autofiction have been accused of trying to preëmpt criticism by couching their work in self-awareness. — Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025 After about half an hour of couching his fears in technical language and cautious caveats, the OpenAI CEO finally did. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025

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Amodei once made waves by saying AI could replace 50% of white collar jobs, but more recently has called AI a multiplier of jobs.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
The stock is down almost 7% this year, with Goldman saying it's been unfairly punished.

— Michael Bloom, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of saying

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In the lobby of his apartment building, Kiritsis held a press conference, expressing anger at Meridian but also apologizing for the ordeal and his use of profanity throughout.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Sep. 2026
That was a good example of fusing that into a very contemporary platform and a very contemporary way of expressing that so an audience would feel it and see it.

— Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 8 Sep. 2026

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Once a fixture of the American experience, the custom of collectively huddling around the cathode-ray hearth has largely been supplanted by the isolationist practices of the smartphone era.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, Hochul visited the Buffalo Bills training camp, chatting with fans and huddling with the team.

— Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 29 July 2026

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Ballard said in articulating an initial defense for keeping the veteran wide receiver on the roster heading into the team's regular-season opener against the Baltimore Ravens.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
In contrast, charismatic signaling typically involves articulating a vision that connects present circumstances with a desirable collective future.

— Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of articulating

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The video shows Dowdell, in a Georgia shirt, relearning how to walk while stating that his story is not over.

— Connor Riley, AJC.com, 7 Sep. 2026
For decades selectors presented Hall candidates to the rest of the selectors by stating a case for that person using statistics, testimony and endorsements from various respected football sources.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of stating

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But if not, there’s nothing wrong with playing an experienced guy such as Fowler and not putting Lindstein in a position to fail.

— Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The ratios offer a little more room for expenses by putting a little less toward savings than the longstanding gold standard, the 50/30/20 budget.

— Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 7 Sep. 2026

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