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Recent Examples of crouch
The video shows White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller and his wife, Katie Miller, crouched next to the table and shielded by a federal agent before they are led out of the ballroom.
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CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, attendees crouched for safety beside tables.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2026
During the Civil War, popular lithographs depicted Lincoln next to the crouching Black man, and army-camp photographers posed white Union soldiers beside Black men in a similar arrangement.
—Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
Shiffrin crouched to her knees for a few moments of quiet reflection.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
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CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, attendees crouched for safety beside tables.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2026
During the Civil War, popular lithographs depicted Lincoln next to the crouching Black man, and army-camp photographers posed white Union soldiers beside Black men in a similar arrangement.
—Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
Shiffrin crouched to her knees for a few moments of quiet reflection.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crouch
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Squeri’s next sojourn as CEO after visiting Buffett in Omaha was huddling with Delta’s Bastian in Atlanta.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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One still image captured about two dozen flamingos huddled inside a zoo bathroom, the stall doors closed and the floor covered in straw.—
Douglas Hanks
May 6,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
Verb
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If you’re hunched over a bowl of mac and cheese, slurping a leftover McFlurry?—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
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Raskin, 63, and Kerry dropped to the ground together, and photos captured the congressman hunched over her with his arm around her.—
Kyler Alvord,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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In one version of the game, guests took turns squatting to grab a paper bag or box with their teeth.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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To avoid straining, and therefore hemorrhoids, people can prop their feet up on stools or even stacks of old magazines to create more of a squatting position than sitting on toilets typically creates, Qureshi said.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Crouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crouch. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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