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Recent Examples of hunched
As Holland tees up, the sequence begins with Peter Parker at his local bodega as Ned walks in to buy a beer and keg… all without noticing his one-time bestie, who is hunched in the corner.
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
Motta hunched over and vomited into a trash can.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Zach is hunched over a bowl of fruit-adjacent cereal studying a Calvin and Hobbes book lying open on the counter.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Welsh worked alone, hunched over specialized microscopic equipment.
—Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
He was hunched over, his shoulders rounded beneath the material of his dark blue blazer; his strong, square features were glistening with sweat.
—Ben Mezrich, Vanity Fair, 6 Apr. 2026
Kids are still spending much of their classroom time hunched over a glass rectangle.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
His skin looks all messed up and he's hunched over in pain, hearing noises.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
Balancing a MacBook Pro precariously on a cement rail, Villareal hunched over the machine and scrolled through lines of code.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2026
Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
Motta hunched over and vomited into a trash can.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Zach is hunched over a bowl of fruit-adjacent cereal studying a Calvin and Hobbes book lying open on the counter.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Welsh worked alone, hunched over specialized microscopic equipment.
—Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
He was hunched over, his shoulders rounded beneath the material of his dark blue blazer; his strong, square features were glistening with sweat.
—Ben Mezrich, Vanity Fair, 6 Apr. 2026
Kids are still spending much of their classroom time hunched over a glass rectangle.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
His skin looks all messed up and he's hunched over in pain, hearing noises.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
Balancing a MacBook Pro precariously on a cement rail, Villareal hunched over the machine and scrolled through lines of code.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunched
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
Verb
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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.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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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
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“Hunched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunched. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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