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Recent Examples of crouched
Bindi, who won season 21 of the reality dance show with partner Derek Hough, smiled with her arm around Robert, who crouched down next to his dancing partner, Witney Carson.
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Rather than playing her violin on her shoulder, the violinist crouched on a rug with Belaji, facing the instrument toward the floor.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
Finally, the day arrived, and my friend Kelly Curtis and then-girlfriend Nancy Wilson were crouched behind the camera with Amy.
—Cameron Crowe, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Right then, crouched on the floor of MacDowell’s Cheney studio, Luise discovered a whole new way of working.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Cora was crouched next to the oven when Sam found her.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
In a video shared by media agency Nashville Experience on Instagram, Urban crouched down to ask a fan her name while interacting with the crowd, but was caught off guard by her response.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2025
Allsup, crouched in a small crate, looked quietly apprehensive.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
The dance began with Irwin crouched atop a Jeep suped up for safari, with the junior conservationist correspondingly decked in the head-to-toe khaki uniform made famous by his dad.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Rather than playing her violin on her shoulder, the violinist crouched on a rug with Belaji, facing the instrument toward the floor.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
Finally, the day arrived, and my friend Kelly Curtis and then-girlfriend Nancy Wilson were crouched behind the camera with Amy.
—Cameron Crowe, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Right then, crouched on the floor of MacDowell’s Cheney studio, Luise discovered a whole new way of working.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Cora was crouched next to the oven when Sam found her.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
In a video shared by media agency Nashville Experience on Instagram, Urban crouched down to ask a fan her name while interacting with the crowd, but was caught off guard by her response.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2025
Allsup, crouched in a small crate, looked quietly apprehensive.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
The dance began with Irwin crouched atop a Jeep suped up for safari, with the junior conservationist correspondingly decked in the head-to-toe khaki uniform made famous by his dad.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crouched
Verb
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Mike Lee of Utah, Rick Scott of Florida and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, withheld their votes and huddled with Thune at the back of the chamber.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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Senate Republicans huddled on Friday afternoon after Schumer’s floor speech but seemed to see no immediate path forward.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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His hands were cragged and bent from arthritis and years hunched over a keyboard.—
Nicholas Thompson,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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Sean Grayson, 31, sat in the courtroom hunched in his chair and appeared to plug his ears during the part of the video that included audio of shots being fired at Massey.—
Selina Guevara,
NBC news,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Crouched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crouched. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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