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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
The opening act had started playing—a local band that never broke out, Sacagawea—but Russ and Cherry just huddled a little closer and kept talking.
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Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Even if your space doesn’t already have a campsite vibe, the right furniture and accoutrements can make your guests feel like they’re huddled around the fire anywhere.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2026
My mother, sister and grandmother huddled around me, their hands over their heads.
—Babak Rahimi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Earlier in the week, on Good Friday, the priests huddled together and were covered in a dark purple and gold garments, representing Christ triumphing over evil and providing salvation.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Things are scary right now, but the Plums are still high school girls, huddled together in a strange place, their adrenaline levels high and their supervision levels suddenly low.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
The other photo shows two of the cubs huddled in a corner of a habitat, with one eyeing the camera timidly.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
Surrounded by a vast dark expanse, huddled in sleeping bags with three of your friends in a space the size of a five-person tent.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
Molly was huddled underneath the waterfall, just a few meters from the rocky spot where her owner had fallen.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Even if your space doesn’t already have a campsite vibe, the right furniture and accoutrements can make your guests feel like they’re huddled around the fire anywhere.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2026
My mother, sister and grandmother huddled around me, their hands over their heads.
—Babak Rahimi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Earlier in the week, on Good Friday, the priests huddled together and were covered in a dark purple and gold garments, representing Christ triumphing over evil and providing salvation.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Things are scary right now, but the Plums are still high school girls, huddled together in a strange place, their adrenaline levels high and their supervision levels suddenly low.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
The other photo shows two of the cubs huddled in a corner of a habitat, with one eyeing the camera timidly.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
Surrounded by a vast dark expanse, huddled in sleeping bags with three of your friends in a space the size of a five-person tent.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
Molly was huddled underneath the waterfall, just a few meters from the rocky spot where her owner had fallen.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for huddled
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Meanwhile, Trump has been clear that whoever landed the nomination would have to be more dovish than Powell, and has piled praise on Warsh.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Garbage piled up on sidewalks as private sanitation workers refused to cross picket lines.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The young defender then crouched down and touched the ball with both hands, stopping it on the edge of the six-yard box.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Jinsu Elhance, a geospatial data scientist with SPUN, crouched to hammer the 7-inch-long metal cylinder into the soil.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The three-block stretch, between 16th and 19th avenues, looks markedly different from just a year ago, when tents, abandoned cars and piles of trash crowded the street and sidewalks.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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The analyst noted that the market for non-steroidal treatments targeting eczema and other chronic skin conditions has become increasingly crowded.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Huddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/huddled. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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