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Recent Examples of crouched
There is a drawing of a child crouched on a ride-on suitcase, notes for a joke Fleming posted online in January.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Her husband pushed her into the bathroom while others crouched down in the hallway.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Inside a drop-like form with a long, straight tail is the lower part of a human body, crouched and holding its knees below a large sphere with an open perforation at the top.
—Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026
The cameraman darted and crouched, arguably working harder than anyone else in the building to capture those breathless, in-your-face angles.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
Around the grave of one young man, his mother and grandmother quietly sob, his friends crouched down by the small mat of flower stems.
—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
Villa crouched in a 4-4-2 shape.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Her husband pushed her into the bathroom while others crouched down in the hallway.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Inside a drop-like form with a long, straight tail is the lower part of a human body, crouched and holding its knees below a large sphere with an open perforation at the top.
—Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026
The cameraman darted and crouched, arguably working harder than anyone else in the building to capture those breathless, in-your-face angles.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
Around the grave of one young man, his mother and grandmother quietly sob, his friends crouched down by the small mat of flower stems.
—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
Villa crouched in a 4-4-2 shape.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crouched
Verb
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Cats found in and around Maryland home Once at the house, officials found cats huddled together outside.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Underpaid lecturers huddled closer to their space heaters, submerging themselves deeper in Aramaic love poetry to stave off thoughts of the damp.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In the photo the beleaguered president is pinned against the elevator’s back wall, shoulders hunched, arms crossed, eyes staring downward.—
Steven Levingston,
Vanity Fair,
23 Feb. 2026
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Take note of your posture—if you’re hunched over a computer or in another stress-inducing pose, soften the belly and drop the shoulders to get ready to engage your diaphragm like an opera singer might.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Crouched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crouched. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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