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Recent Examples of crouch
Staffers crouched with towels on the baseline spent an undue portion of the night sprinting to various corners of the United Center court, mopping up sweat off the hardwood after players from both teams had tumbled and tripped and sprawled onto the floor.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
There, detectives observed the men walking into an open space, crouching in nearby bushes and then fleeing the area at a high rate of speed in a vehicle, police said.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 29 Jan. 2026
According to the outlet, a witness claimed a group of people saw the snow leopard crouching from a distance.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
Villa crouched in a 4-4-2 shape.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
There, detectives observed the men walking into an open space, crouching in nearby bushes and then fleeing the area at a high rate of speed in a vehicle, police said.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 29 Jan. 2026
According to the outlet, a witness claimed a group of people saw the snow leopard crouching from a distance.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
Villa crouched in a 4-4-2 shape.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crouch
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Tokyo — In scenes normally reserved for J-pop stars, thousands of fans huddle against the cold outside a small train station on the outskirts of Tokyo, their phones held high for a glimpse of Japan’s latest obsession.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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The couple huddles around a gas heater inside their home with their daughter and 4-year-old granddaughter to try and stay warm.—
Kati Weis,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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And given its compact construction, only someone with a small build could navigate the passage by hunching over or shifting sideways, presenting an awkward picture.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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View gallery - 4 images Soldering frequently involves hunching in and squinting at the fiddly task at hand, or performing that task under an unmoving magnifying glass.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Jan. 2026
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The man filming later walks into the parking lot, where body after body has been laid out on the asphalt with family members either standing or squatting nearby.—
Marin Scott,
NBC news,
14 Jan. 2026
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Ziani’s sessions require sitting in a squatting position throughout the process.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Crouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crouch. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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