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Recent Examples of crouched
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.
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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
It’s crouched like a tiger about to spring, cleverly disguising itself as on the verge of a recession so its prey—presumably all the economic experts telling us we’re headed to economic hell in a handbasket—will be caught off-guard.
—William W Bedsworth, Oc Register, 4 Jan. 2026
Perry, 41, and Bloom, 48, smiled in a group photo with cast members, with the Pirates of the Caribbean star kneeling as his daughter rested her head on his shoulder and his son crouched nearby.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
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
It’s crouched like a tiger about to spring, cleverly disguising itself as on the verge of a recession so its prey—presumably all the economic experts telling us we’re headed to economic hell in a handbasket—will be caught off-guard.
—William W Bedsworth, Oc Register, 4 Jan. 2026
Perry, 41, and Bloom, 48, smiled in a group photo with cast members, with the Pirates of the Caribbean star kneeling as his daughter rested her head on his shoulder and his son crouched nearby.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crouched
Verb
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The building where De Quincey and the nameless little girl huddled together under a scrap of rug and an old sofa cover has since been demolished, replaced by a Barclays bank.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Puppet lovers are all huddled at the Allerton Hotel on the Magnificent Mile and traipsing off to watch shows all over the city, at venues from the Studebaker Theater to the Chopin to the Biograph.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The early reports of the murder would continue to filter out to us, to me hunched in a friend’s small office in New York while taking notes, and to her in the back of a Minneapolis store while managing diaper distribution.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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The bettors sat hunched against the storm of his criticism.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Crouched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crouched. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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