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as in theory
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as in idea
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Recent Examples of hunch
Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
Just off the reception, Japanese and international creatives in preppy suits hunch over MacBooks slurping strawberry matcha lattes with Tokyo’s skyline forming their Zoom backdrop.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2026
Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2026
Perhaps this was just some overexcited UFO diehard with a hunch and money to burn.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Kids are still spending much of their classroom time hunched over a glass rectangle.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
Just off the reception, Japanese and international creatives in preppy suits hunch over MacBooks slurping strawberry matcha lattes with Tokyo’s skyline forming their Zoom backdrop.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
His hunch was right—under the gold sat silver.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2026
Perhaps this was just some overexcited UFO diehard with a hunch and money to burn.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunch
Verb
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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
Noun
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An alternative theory is that Vermeer employed one of his daughters, Maria, as the model.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Nichols was ready to share with jurors his theory of what happened to Kim Langwell the evening she was murdered.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Around the back, all the connections are built into a central hump.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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Cushing’s syndrome affects about 40 to 70 people per million according to the NIH, and its symptoms extend well beyond a round face to include skin that bruises easily, a puffy neck and a worsening upper-back hump.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Material World is a weekly roundup of innovations and ideas within the materials sector, covering what’s changing in how fashion is made, scaled or engineered from emerging biomaterials and alternative leathers to sustainable substitutes and future-proof fibers.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2026
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We were blessed to have a writers’ room that could generate 20 to 25 movie ideas.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
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The villagers huddled in their church for protection as Israeli warplanes pounded large swaths of southern and eastern Lebanon while Israeli troops stepped up a ground invasion and Hezbollah kept firing rockets at Israel.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Thomas said games included a scavenger hunt, pond game, jelly bean count guess, egg spoon race, ring toss and bean bag toss.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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How long humans and organizations will be able to maintain this delicate balance is anyone’s guess.—
Greg Mellen,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Remarkably, for all its growth, nothing has been lost in translation.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Oil prices are once again surging in the wake of war in the Middle East, driving up the cost of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel and threatening a return to stagflation — the toxic mix of higher prices and slower growth that made economic life so miserable a half-century ago.—
Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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The author characterizes Huntington Beach itself as an inherently self-aggrandizing, wealthy coastal enclave unrepresentative of broader California concerns, dismissing the notion that this affluent beach town should serve as a model for statewide governance or the state’s future direction.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Karis, however, disputed that notion, saying a warning label wouldn’t have made a difference.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Hunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunch. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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