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as in meeting
a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose
after an all-night huddle, the state legislature finally approved a budget for the coming year
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as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
saw a huddle of tents that turned out to be a Scout encampment
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as in group
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
in the lobby during intermission huddles of theatergoers were excitedly discussing the play
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as in to crowd
to gather into a closely packed group
the puppies huddled together to keep warm
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Recent Examples of huddle
Paul Taylor, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Redick and his staff intentionally let players discuss between themselves during timeouts before coaches join the huddle.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 6 May 2026
One still image captured about two dozen flamingos huddled inside a zoo bathroom, the stall doors closed and the floor covered in straw.
—Douglas Hanks
may 6, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
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Noun
Elliot Anderson lay prone on the floor, surrounded by a huddle of joyful team-mates, having just summoned his most significant touch of the ball yet in a Nottingham Forest shirt.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Redick and his staff intentionally let players discuss between themselves during timeouts before coaches join the huddle.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Verb
Squeri’s next sojourn as CEO after visiting Buffett in Omaha was huddling with Delta’s Bastian in Atlanta.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 6 May 2026
One still image captured about two dozen flamingos huddled inside a zoo bathroom, the stall doors closed and the floor covered in straw.
—Douglas Hanks
may 6, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for huddle
Noun
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Speaking to reporters after his exit meeting with general manager Jarmo Kekäläinen and coach Lindy Ruff, Tuch still didn’t have a lot of clarity on his contract situation, which has been hanging over him all season.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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One skirmish occurred in May 2021, when members of Moms for Liberty (M4L) began to target school board meetings in Williamson County, Tennessee.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Storms that develop along the front could organize into clusters or lines, increasing the risk for damaging winds and large hail.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Specifically, the spacetime warped by the MACS J046 clusters magnifies light traveling from LAP1-B toward Earth by roughly 100-fold.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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The filmmaker’s research into viral colonies and group organisms revealed a fascinating parallel to human society.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Fuel and fertilizer needed for the rice crop are just the latest necessities to become unaffordable in Rakhine state, which has been devastated by intense fighting between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA), one of the many rebel groups in the country.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
16 May 2026
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But the market for easy design tools is crowded with competitors such as Figma, Adobe and Microsoft launching compelling offerings.—
Ellen Sheng,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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The changes are intended to ease crowding at Roseville and West Park high schools as west Roseville continues to grow.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
19 May 2026
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After he was hit in the left temple, Sykes, 39, could be seen crouching down on the stage.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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But then a heavy beat drops, and the figure crouches down into a duckwalk, moving across the walkway in a low bounce before springing up with the circling arm movements of voguing.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
11 May 2026
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Bring music to your backyard, beach days, and Memorial Day weekend gatherings with this portable Bluetooth speaker.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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For a home built to host, Gray pointed to the infrastructure that keeps gatherings moving, including both an elevator and a dumbwaiter serving all three levels, plus expansive storage.—
David Caraccio
May 16,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2026
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Bess defended the chief’s decision to reassign internal affairs investigators, saying the move was part of a broader batch of reassignments that Jones initiated seven weeks after becoming chief in September 2023.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
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Anthony Ferrari of Ferrari Fisheries in West Sacramento has sold two batches locally to restaurants and consumers so far.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2026
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Another photo taken from the moon’s surface appears to show a grouping of three small dots in the sky, with a transcript of communications between Apollo 17 operators revealing an exchange over the unknown objects.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2026
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“Huddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/huddle. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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