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as in piled
to gather into a closely packed group
the puppies huddled together to keep warm
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Recent Examples of huddled
Late Friday night, a few dozen Toronto Blue Jays fans huddled outside Rogers Centre, listening to Sportsnet commentator Buck Martinez on the speakers.
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Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
In the weeks that followed, Farber and his teammates huddled, brainstorming ways to support Ben.
—Nick Stern, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
The spruces huddled defensively, as if expecting hard times, and the birch and aspen waved white, ineffectual arms at the snapping November wind.
—Joel M. Vance, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
The cryptocurrency industry’s top legislative priority is facing yet more headwinds shortly after CEOs huddled with senators to salvage bipartisan talks.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Set it up on an outdoor table in your backyard or bring it with you while tailgating or huddled up on the sidelines of a soccer game.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
The two huddled on the table, shivering as if stranded in a barren field.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Back home in Lansing, Latavia and the children huddled together and wept.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
There, huddled on the ground, is a motionless olive-green songbird.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
In the weeks that followed, Farber and his teammates huddled, brainstorming ways to support Ben.
—Nick Stern, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
The spruces huddled defensively, as if expecting hard times, and the birch and aspen waved white, ineffectual arms at the snapping November wind.
—Joel M. Vance, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
The cryptocurrency industry’s top legislative priority is facing yet more headwinds shortly after CEOs huddled with senators to salvage bipartisan talks.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Set it up on an outdoor table in your backyard or bring it with you while tailgating or huddled up on the sidelines of a soccer game.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
The two huddled on the table, shivering as if stranded in a barren field.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Back home in Lansing, Latavia and the children huddled together and wept.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
There, huddled on the ground, is a motionless olive-green songbird.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for huddled
Verb
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Mulch should not be piled around the stem of a woody shrub or the trunks of trees creating the look of a volcano.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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Since then, injuries have piled up and the Orange has lost five consecutive games, being outscored 167-60 in that span and not scoring more than 18 points in any of those outings.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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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.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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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
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Two centuries later, hundreds of long ships crowded the five inland seas carrying lumber, limestone, copper, cars, crops, and iron from Canada and the Midwest down to the Saint Lawrence Seaway that eventually leads to the Atlantic.—
NPR,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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None of the above is nearly enough to compensate for its fundamental flaws, especially considering how crowded with domestic thrillers TV has become.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Huddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/huddled. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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