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Recent Examples of hunched
His skin looks all messed up and he's hunched over in pain, hearing noises.
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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
The Hotel to Book With so many incredible hotels in Mexico City—especially boutiques—choosing where to stay can mean far too many hours hunched over your laptop.
—Annie Daly, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
But what if there was a way to quickly improve your abilities without spending hours hunched over the board?
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2026
In the photo the beleaguered president is pinned against the elevator’s back wall, shoulders hunched, arms crossed, eyes staring downward.
—Steven Levingston, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
Take note of your posture—if you’re hunched over a computer or in another stress-inducing pose, soften the belly and drop the shoulders to get ready to engage your diaphragm like an opera singer might.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Feb. 2026
After taking his skis off, Klæbo sat hunched over, staring into the snow, before standing up and congratulating his teammates and the rest of the finishers.
—Nathaniel Herz, NPR, 21 Feb. 2026
Another set of photos shows a man who appears to be him hunched on his hands and knees over a woman who is lying prone on the floor.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
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
The Hotel to Book With so many incredible hotels in Mexico City—especially boutiques—choosing where to stay can mean far too many hours hunched over your laptop.
—Annie Daly, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
But what if there was a way to quickly improve your abilities without spending hours hunched over the board?
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2026
In the photo the beleaguered president is pinned against the elevator’s back wall, shoulders hunched, arms crossed, eyes staring downward.
—Steven Levingston, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
Take note of your posture—if you’re hunched over a computer or in another stress-inducing pose, soften the belly and drop the shoulders to get ready to engage your diaphragm like an opera singer might.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Feb. 2026
After taking his skis off, Klæbo sat hunched over, staring into the snow, before standing up and congratulating his teammates and the rest of the finishers.
—Nathaniel Herz, NPR, 21 Feb. 2026
Another set of photos shows a man who appears to be him hunched on his hands and knees over a woman who is lying prone on the floor.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunched
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Jones’ wife Marie came out to the mound for the first pitch with daughters Jami and Staci, who threw the ball to Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman crouched behind the plate.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Kunkel, a freelance journalist at a protest outside an immigration detention center in Chicago on September 26, was crouched behind a van when an agent took aim from a safe perch behind a chain link fence.—
Bob Ortega,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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After a bipartisan group of senators huddled on the Senate floor, one Democrat left the talks shaking his head, saying he was frustrated at the state of negotiations.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Twin Lakes also stand out, huddled in their alpine embrace and flanked by proud granite slopes.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Hunched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunched. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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