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as in theory
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as in idea
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Recent Examples of hunch
Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
That hunch paid off when the wall was opened to reveal them, hardware intact.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Halle hunched nervously between the runners as we were crammed together at the start line.
—Ula Chrobak, Outside, 9 Aug. 2025
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Verb
My hunch is that many who in private criticize Israel or America’s support for Israel never say a word in public, cowed into silence by the sword of Damocles hanging over them — the omnipresent threat of charges of antisemitism.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
That hunch paid off when the wall was opened to reveal them, hardware intact.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
On a large scale LED screen, a white cheeked spider monkey sits hunched over a smart phone within a smouldering virtual Brazilian forest landscape, occasionally glancing up at his viewers.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Halle hunched nervously between the runners as we were crammed together at the start line.
—Ula Chrobak, Outside, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunch
Verb
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Video later showed a man climbing a staircase to a common area beside the building, scaling a wall and crouching on the rooftop.—
Stepheny Price , Alexandra Koch , Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The dance began with Irwin crouched atop a Jeep suped up for safari, with the junior conservationist correspondingly decked in the head-to-toe khaki uniform made famous by his dad.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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The season drew heavy criticism for its glacial pace and incoherent plotting, generating more Reddit theories than actual scares and leaving viewers more haunted by what could have been.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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Combining investigative journalism, DNA analysis and cinematic dramatization, the docuseries examines four competing theories about Columbus’ origins and the mystery around the titles bestowed on him by the Catholic Monarchs.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Promoting, as well as targeting, Miami-Dade County’s down payment assistance resources toward middle-income earners can get would-be buyers over the initial lump-sum hump, said Buckley.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Halfmoon was the start of the standard route, and is named for Halfmoon Pass, a 970-foot camel’s hump of rock that must be ascended and descended before tackling the primary North Ridge trail to the summit, then must be ascended and descended again on return to the trailhead.—
Ted Katauskas,
Outside,
23 Sep. 2025
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Find step-by-step guidance for launching your first business, from testing your idea to growing your revenue.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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The First Amendment protects that exchange of ideas and no president’s directive, governor’s diktat, or chancellor’s command can override the Constitution.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But a small group of lawmakers from both parties has been huddling in more informal talks.—
Franco Ordoñez,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Huskies were huddling throughout the game but strategically sprinting to the line of scrimmage and snapping the ball quickly to catch the Buckeyes off-guard.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When that might be, though, is anyone’s guess.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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My best guess is that the Jets run Stanley and Schenn on the third pair, based on games played and time on ice per game last season.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Due to a rapid growth in visitorship, the county has welcomed a spate of new jobs.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
Nashville Tennessean,
29 Sep. 2025
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In its latest quarterly report, Kroger said delivery sales grew 20% so far this year, compared with 15% overall growth of its digital sales.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
29 Sep. 2025
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There's this whole notion of growing up.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Of course Swift’s legion of devotees would scoff at the notion that their heroine was anything but a pop goddess, their very own Glinda the Good Witch sent to comfort with lyrical poetry and aid crumpled hearts.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Hunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunch. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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