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Recent Examples of crouch
Inside a drop-like form with a long, straight tail is the lower part of a human body, crouched and holding its knees below a large sphere with an open perforation at the top.
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Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026
The girl crouches because there is no room to stand.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Nearly two dozen gunshots later, Palmer and Jones were dead, while London survived by crouching down in the backseat.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
The cameraman darted and crouched, arguably working harder than anyone else in the building to capture those breathless, in-your-face angles.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
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Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026
The girl crouches because there is no room to stand.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Nearly two dozen gunshots later, Palmer and Jones were dead, while London survived by crouching down in the backseat.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
The cameraman darted and crouched, arguably working harder than anyone else in the building to capture those breathless, in-your-face angles.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crouch
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Cats found in and around Maryland home Once at the house, officials found cats huddled together outside.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Underpaid lecturers huddled closer to their space heaters, submerging themselves deeper in Aramaic love poetry to stave off thoughts of the damp.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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After taking his skis off, Klæbo sat hunched over, staring into the snow, before standing up and congratulating his teammates and the rest of the finishers.—
Nathaniel Herz,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2026
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Another set of photos shows a man who appears to be him hunched on his hands and knees over a woman who is lying prone on the floor.—
Graham Kates,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Vonn disclosed the injury a day after posting a video of herself squatting with a barbell in the gym.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Many of those Mexicans saw their property squatted on or seized by the courts of their new nation.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Crouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crouch. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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