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as in meetings
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 clusters
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 groups
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 piles
to gather into a closely packed group
the puppies huddled together to keep warm
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Recent Examples of huddles
Jessica Bartlett — Boston Globe, STAT, 21 May 2026
Amid Wiggins’ fluid role, Daigneault praised him for staying engaged during team huddles.
—Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
His huddles at times resemble a family Sunday supper after the conversation turns to politics – everyone yelling, nobody listening, Izzo’s face reddening and a whiteboard left broken, the innocent victim of all the arguing (though they are rumored to be pre-cut to avoid splintering).
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Baker-Mazara continued to walk to team huddles with a limp during timeouts but never re-entered the game.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 3 Mar. 2026
The head coach obviously has to lead, but a team needs other leaders, too — a coach on the floor, a voice in the non-coaching huddles.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2026
Along with pre-match huddles and post-match laps of appreciation, those moments are how City are trying to build bonds in their new-look team.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
By sticking around, the 30-year-old was able to begin his rehab process with Denver’s training staff while also mentoring his young teammates in huddles and film sessions.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
As the buzzer sounded signaling the end of the third quarter, both teams went to their respective huddles in a tight game.
—Dan Rios, Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Tinos huddles close to its much more popular cousin, Mykonos, just a 20-minute ferry ride away.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
The couple huddles around a gas heater inside their home with their daughter and 4-year-old granddaughter to try and stay warm.
—Kati Weis, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Back at the castle, where the only thing haunting them is the ghosts of slain reality stars, everybody huddles to try to figure out whether to go for Ron or Colton.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
After almost every jump, Gu huddles with her mother and confidante, Yan, to review footage Yan recorded on her phone.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 22 Jan. 2026
While most of the country huddles indoors against the winter chill, the City by the Bay hums with a unique energy—born from its legacy as one of the world’s true cultural capitals.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
While the team occasionally huddles, Rivers usually calls plays from the sideline.
—Sam Jane, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
In the series finale's last moments, the whole family huddles together at Claire and Phil's house to take one more group selfie.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Nov. 2025
Noun
Over the last year and a half, different units of the system’s hospitals have started holding weekly huddles, where nurses, doctors, and hospital leaders review their performance on a set of quality metrics.
—Jessica Bartlett — Boston Globe, STAT, 21 May 2026
Amid Wiggins’ fluid role, Daigneault praised him for staying engaged during team huddles.
—Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
His huddles at times resemble a family Sunday supper after the conversation turns to politics – everyone yelling, nobody listening, Izzo’s face reddening and a whiteboard left broken, the innocent victim of all the arguing (though they are rumored to be pre-cut to avoid splintering).
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Baker-Mazara continued to walk to team huddles with a limp during timeouts but never re-entered the game.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 3 Mar. 2026
The head coach obviously has to lead, but a team needs other leaders, too — a coach on the floor, a voice in the non-coaching huddles.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2026
Along with pre-match huddles and post-match laps of appreciation, those moments are how City are trying to build bonds in their new-look team.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
By sticking around, the 30-year-old was able to begin his rehab process with Denver’s training staff while also mentoring his young teammates in huddles and film sessions.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
As the buzzer sounded signaling the end of the third quarter, both teams went to their respective huddles in a tight game.
—Dan Rios, Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
The boiler is broken, so Kuhner huddles by a small space heater in his office in the winter.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Tinos huddles close to its much more popular cousin, Mykonos, just a 20-minute ferry ride away.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
The couple huddles around a gas heater inside their home with their daughter and 4-year-old granddaughter to try and stay warm.
—Kati Weis, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Back at the castle, where the only thing haunting them is the ghosts of slain reality stars, everybody huddles to try to figure out whether to go for Ron or Colton.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
After almost every jump, Gu huddles with her mother and confidante, Yan, to review footage Yan recorded on her phone.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 22 Jan. 2026
While most of the country huddles indoors against the winter chill, the City by the Bay hums with a unique energy—born from its legacy as one of the world’s true cultural capitals.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
While the team occasionally huddles, Rivers usually calls plays from the sideline.
—Sam Jane, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
In the series finale's last moments, the whole family huddles together at Claire and Phil's house to take one more group selfie.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for huddles
Noun
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He is done trying to do the former by going to meetings and trying to save kids who can’t save themselves.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
1 June 2026
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Sabalenka leads 2-1 in career meetings with Osaka, who has reached the fourth round in Paris for the first time.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
Noun
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The company has benefited from the buildout of AI infrastructure as data centers demand greater networking capacity to move information between increasingly powerful computing clusters.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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The numerous bright red dots strewn around M88’s spiral arms are old stars, while the pink and blue represent star clusters and dust clouds.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
30 May 2026
Noun
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But many critics — including transit, affordable housing, environmental justice and clean water groups — said this amounts to a dismantling of the program.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The Kansas Coalition for Common Sense, which has supported the petition effort alongside the groups Prairie Progress Civic Action and Leading Kansas, slammed the response.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
Verb
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More specifically — and without spoiling a story that piles the twists as high as the corpses — Pine's an ex-British soldier pulled from his porter duties and recruited to surveil a ruthless arms dealer, Richard Roper (Hugh Laurie) staying at the hotel.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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The result piles more pressure on Starmer, the least popular prime minister since records began, according to some polls.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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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At the other end of the pitch, Robert Lewandowski crouches down on his haunches, eyes looking everywhere and nowhere, their nothingness saying everything.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Henning, from the Georgetown Law Center, told NPR in May that during teen gatherings in Washington, DC, two to eight kids are arrested on each occasion.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Chicago absolutely must respond to the violence and disorder demonstrated at these gatherings.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
Noun
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The campaign says entire batches of signatures collected by Bronske were rejected after three towns contacted the Secretary of State’s Office with concerns of forgery.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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Starlink has a significant head start in the broadband megaconstellation race, with SpaceX launching fresh batches weekly or even more frequently on its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket while also preparing to launch bigger payloads on the Starship rocket, which is currently under development.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
Noun
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2026
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“Huddles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/huddles. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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