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Recent Examples of crouches
The girl crouches because there is no room to stand.
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Alyssa Liu just literally crouches down right in front of us on the press row, right at the ice.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Two hours later, the trainer — now in a foam Michelin-man neck-to-heel suit — crouches near the box, imitating a quiet intruder.
—Megan Sauer
tasia Jensen, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026
An officer then gets out of the vehicle, crouches down, and beckons to the dog, who had once again meandered to the center of the road.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
This time around, while Chambers remains turned away, Teasdale crouches with an unsettling smile and long fingernails, conjuring a skin-crawling suspense.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
This is all before Raleigh crouches behind the plate for roughly three hours, calling 150 pitches a night and manning a 13-person pitching staff’s stuff, repertoire, and personality.
—Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The other crouches behind the chair, blood on his face and shoulder.
—Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 16 May 2025
Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Alyssa Liu just literally crouches down right in front of us on the press row, right at the ice.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Two hours later, the trainer — now in a foam Michelin-man neck-to-heel suit — crouches near the box, imitating a quiet intruder.
—Megan Sauer
tasia Jensen, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026
An officer then gets out of the vehicle, crouches down, and beckons to the dog, who had once again meandered to the center of the road.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
This time around, while Chambers remains turned away, Teasdale crouches with an unsettling smile and long fingernails, conjuring a skin-crawling suspense.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
This is all before Raleigh crouches behind the plate for roughly three hours, calling 150 pitches a night and manning a 13-person pitching staff’s stuff, repertoire, and personality.
—Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The other crouches behind the chair, blood on his face and shoulder.
—Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 16 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crouches
Verb
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The couple huddles around a gas heater inside their home with their daughter and 4-year-old granddaughter to try and stay warm.—
Kati Weis,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Back at the castle, where the only thing haunting them is the ghosts of slain reality stars, everybody huddles to try to figure out whether to go for Ron or Colton.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In a video posted on Instagram on Thursday, Vonn squats with weights, lunges from side to side and does fast kicks against a ball.—
Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Squire squats down in a patch of dead grass along the edge of a creek.—
Emily Brindley,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Deep into the opening-night party at the Middleburg Film Festival, Joel Edgerton hunches over a cocktail table, flipping through the event’s official program.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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Amid hunting for clues on the case, Tom hunches over his desk, lazily shoveling sausage-and-onion sandwiches into his mouth.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The clear formula is lightweight but substantial enough to create a cast that scrunches out softly, leaving hair touchable instead of stiff.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
30 Sep. 2025
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Hiddleston scrunches his eyes a bit at the statement.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
22 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Crouches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crouches. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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