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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
Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 27 June 2025
McCarthy entered the huddle with a purpose, exited quickly and didn’t fiddle around at the line of scrimmage.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2025
Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2025
Nargis has no support or funding – and often the girls huddle around one textbook, sharing notepads and pens.
—Mark Baron, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Emerging from the huddle, both Johnson and Bessent said talks were nearing the end.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 27 June 2025
McCarthy entered the huddle with a purpose, exited quickly and didn’t fiddle around at the line of scrimmage.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2025
Verb
Why hire a huge, expensive crew to shoot on location for weeks when five people huddled over a laptop can prompt their way to the same scenes?
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2025
Nargis has no support or funding – and often the girls huddle around one textbook, sharing notepads and pens.
—Mark Baron, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for huddle
Noun
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Start your day with a morning coffee, drop by for a lunch meeting to dine on tasty salade niçoise and pinsa, or come here for date night to enjoy their blue crab toast and linguine with clams.—
Rana Good,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Vance will also headline an RNC fundraiser this evening in Indianapolis following his meeting with Gov. Mike Braun and Republican leaders at the Statehouse, although details of that event have not been made public.—
Indianapolis Star,
IndyStar,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The New City Department of Health is investigating the cluster.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
5 Aug. 2025
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If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The organization’s data showed that drowning rates are rising too, with already at-risk groups like young children and seniors of all races and ethnicities, as well as Black people of all ages, seeing the greatest increase in deaths.—
Sophie Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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But sources said the group had met as recently as Wednesday morning in their effort to raise capital.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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Model boats and airplanes squeeze between shelves and shelves of tiny cars; a glow-in-the-dark pirate ship perches in a corner; one-of-a-kind paintings of model planes crowd the ceiling.—
Sophie Levenson,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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And with a wide variety of options like white, multigrain, sourdough, wheat and rye crowding grocery store shelves, the decision of which kind to bring home often comes down to cost, convenience or habit over any nutritional considerations.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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Around 30 seconds into the video, Minaj crouches down next to a pool and crosses one leg over the other while wearing stilettos.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Polyester is moisture-wicking, breathable, lightweight, and wrinkle-resistant, and elastane offers the stretch that golfers need when bombing drives down the fairway and crouching down to read putts.—
Kevin Gray,
Travel + Leisure,
17 July 2025
Noun
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Meals on Wheels Orange County hosted the gathering with Mattel, which is turning 80 this year, and there were games and dancing and lunch enjoyed by all.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
15 Aug. 2025
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The gathering was to be addressed by Gilad Erdan, a former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations and United States.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
14 Aug. 2025
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The newest batch of openings follows Ernie Herrman, CEO of TJX Companies, announcing in May 2024 a goal of opening at least 1,300 additional locations globally across the TJX portfolio of stores.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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Many speculated that a batch of two dozen factory-fresh Flankers Moscow had initially built for Egypt would now go to Iran.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Aug. 2025
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Such groupings are not substitutes for alliances but alternatives that provide security dividends without sacrificing India’s autonomy.—
Nirupama Rao,
Foreign Affairs,
30 July 2025
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“Huddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/huddle. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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