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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
But his wife’s family lives in Beit Shemesh, where a direct hit Sunday killed nine people huddled in a bomb shelter — the largest single death toll of any strike since Iran’s counterattack began.
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Matt Bradley, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
Hammond police Officer Elias Guido testified that four young children were huddled together in the woman’s apartment bedroom about seven feet from the two bodies in the hallway.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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
Underpaid lecturers huddled closer to their space heaters, submerging themselves deeper in Aramaic love poetry to stave off thoughts of the damp.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
Utility crews were working 18-hour shifts to restore electricity and people huddled in warming shelters for respite and to recharge phones.
—Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Upstairs, Roy and his coterie were huddled around a laptop, fiddling with Cluely’s interface.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
There was also a big group of youth hockey players and their parents huddled around another TV at the practice facility.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Instead, the 19 players who weren’t in Italy representing their home countries and the Panthers huddled together to watch the championship game unfold before getting to work.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2026
Matt Bradley, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
Hammond police Officer Elias Guido testified that four young children were huddled together in the woman’s apartment bedroom about seven feet from the two bodies in the hallway.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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
Underpaid lecturers huddled closer to their space heaters, submerging themselves deeper in Aramaic love poetry to stave off thoughts of the damp.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
Utility crews were working 18-hour shifts to restore electricity and people huddled in warming shelters for respite and to recharge phones.
—Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Upstairs, Roy and his coterie were huddled around a laptop, fiddling with Cluely’s interface.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
There was also a big group of youth hockey players and their parents huddled around another TV at the practice facility.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Instead, the 19 players who weren’t in Italy representing their home countries and the Panthers huddled together to watch the championship game unfold before getting to work.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for huddled
Verb
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The taco features a stratum of smoke and heat, with the octopus piled onto a fresh corn tortilla with purple onions pickled Yucatan-style with citrus.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Brooklyn got a little too handsy, the free throws piled up, and Miami’s 7-for-8 start at the line was the difference in a quarter where the Heat shot 48% and still carried a 34-28 lead.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Ten minutes before the start of Daniel Radcliffe’s one-man show on Broadway, Every Brilliant Thing, the actor is crouched in the aisle.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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There is a drawing of a child crouched on a ride-on suitcase, notes for a joke Fleming posted online in January.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The quick turnaround attracted attention in a market crowded with resurgent Y2K labels.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Mar. 2026
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High schoolers from across Connecticut crowded into the state’s Capitol Wednesday to demand legislators act to raise school funding.—
Theo Peck-Suzuki,
Hartford Courant,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Huddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/huddled. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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