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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
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Take daily tier huddles, for example.
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David Caines,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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.
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Jessica Bartlett — Boston Globe,
STAT,
21 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).
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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.
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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.
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Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
20 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.
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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.
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Dan Rios,
Daily News,
9 Jan. 2026
Vikram Joshi,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
The boiler is broken, so Kuhner huddles by a small space heater in his office in the winter.
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Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
Tinos huddles close to its much more popular cousin, Mykonos, just a 20-minute ferry ride away.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sean Gregory,
Time,
22 Jan. 2026
While the team occasionally huddles, Rivers usually calls plays from the sideline.
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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.
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Allison Degrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Nov. 2025
Noun
Non-religious on-field huddles are also customary in soccer and elsewhere.
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Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Take daily tier huddles, for example.
—
David Caines,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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
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
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
An engineer overhears a sales call where a partner is requesting a specific feature and immediately huddles with the salesperson once the line clicks shut.
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Vikram Joshi,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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 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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At meetings, in the Oval Office, at Mar-a-Lago.
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Seiya Suzuki and Michael Conforto also homered for the Cubs, who moved 6 1/2 games behind the NL Central-leading Brewers, who had won the first four meetings between the teams this season.
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Lee said the southwest will host major chip production clusters, drawing on abundant, underused power.
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Chloe Bailey Clad in an hourglass Valdrin Sahiti gown, Chloe Bailey continued her blond bob era, pairing the pithy style with stringent liner and lash clusters along her waterline.
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But in thinking about all these different groups, Krieger said a battery storage system may be a type of technology that everyone can get behind.
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Recent data from the American Hospital Association (AHA) reveals that the vast majority of care is now happening in outpatient settings like physician groups, ambulatory practices and same-day surgery centers.
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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.
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The result piles more pressure on Starmer, the least popular prime minister since records began, according to some polls.
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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.
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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.
Noun
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At fan gatherings, drones are barred within a 1-nautical-mile radius and up to 1,000 feet above ground level.
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Despite the trio's famous parents, the youngest Brodericks have managed to mostly stay out of the spotlight, except for public family gatherings like a January 2026 book launch for composer Marc Shaiman.
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Once everything is clean, discard the next few batches of ice before resuming use.
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The recall affects specific batches of MorningStar Farms Buffalo Chik'n Nuggets and MorningStar Farms Hot & Spicy Sausage Patties.
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.
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“Huddles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/huddles. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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