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Recent Examples of crouched
Around the grave of one young man, his mother and grandmother quietly sob, his friends crouched down by the small mat of flower stems.
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Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
Now, crouched behind a Ford Interceptor, Robbins took in the property.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
In the basement studio of the New Ballet in San Jose, a single figure crouched in a low lunge lifts his head, unfolding upwards like a flower turning toward a rising sun.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
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.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Villa crouched in a 4-4-2 shape.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Dan crouched beside her, not wanting to say any‑ thing, covering his eye with his hand.
—Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
As the lead guide crouched down, an elephant walked around a bend in the river, maybe 30 metres ahead of us.
—Holden Frith, TheWeek, 9 Jan. 2026
As Rathbun and other officers retreated, Webster clenched both fists, crouched into a linebacker’s stance, and charged into Rathbun, knocking him to the ground.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
Now, crouched behind a Ford Interceptor, Robbins took in the property.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
In the basement studio of the New Ballet in San Jose, a single figure crouched in a low lunge lifts his head, unfolding upwards like a flower turning toward a rising sun.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
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.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Villa crouched in a 4-4-2 shape.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Dan crouched beside her, not wanting to say any‑ thing, covering his eye with his hand.
—Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
As the lead guide crouched down, an elephant walked around a bend in the river, maybe 30 metres ahead of us.
—Holden Frith, TheWeek, 9 Jan. 2026
As Rathbun and other officers retreated, Webster clenched both fists, crouched into a linebacker’s stance, and charged into Rathbun, knocking him to the ground.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crouched
Verb
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Not long after the stars scattered once the photo was done, Ejae, Nuna and Ami could be found huddled in a circle on the ground.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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Careers, dreams and aspirations In the high school room, students huddled around a fuzzy yellow rug.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Time spent hunched over a screen, trading real, in-person interactions for virtual ones, has negatively impacted many of my clients.—
Brianna Hardcastle,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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As a young environmental scientist, David Epstein spent his days hunched over a plot of warming permafrost, monitoring carbon emissions bubbling up from the melt.—
Rachel Barr,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Crouched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crouched. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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