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Recent Examples of hunches
David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
Amid hunting for clues on the case, Tom hunches over his desk, lazily shoveling sausage-and-onion sandwiches into his mouth.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
Deep into the opening-night party at the Middleburg Film Festival, Joel Edgerton hunches over a cocktail table, flipping through the event’s official program.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
Amid hunting for clues on the case, Tom hunches over his desk, lazily shoveling sausage-and-onion sandwiches into his mouth.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunches
Verb
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This time around, while Chambers remains turned away, Teasdale crouches with an unsettling smile and long fingernails, conjuring a skin-crawling suspense.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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This is all before Raleigh crouches behind the plate for roughly three hours, calling 150 pitches a night and manning a 13-person pitching staff’s stuff, repertoire, and personality.—
Brittany Ghiroli,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The special explores theories about why the thieves targeted specific displays, who orchestrated this brazen operation and which fatal flaws in their plan ultimately led to their capture.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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The result is a hodgepodge of myths and theories about how to address the issue that go well beyond advice to just eat well and meditate.—
Jason Liebowitz,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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And a four-corner hydraulic-lift system takes the worry out of speed humps or heavily rutted roads.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
15 Oct. 2025
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Traffic-calming measures such as electronic speed monitors, analog stop signs and speed humps require significant fundraising.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In these ways, Puerto Rican Muslims remind me that notions of community, identity or justice do not stand on their own.—
Ken Chitwood,
The Conversation,
5 Nov. 2025
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Established in 2023, the biennial prize is given in recognition of next-gen multidisciplinary artists working at the intersection of art, media, and technology to explore notions of futurity and transformation.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Jalen Brunson #11 of the New York Knicks huddles with his team during the fourth quarter against the Indiana Pacers in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on May 27, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hundreds of users were making guesses about where Sahara learned the sign for more in the comments.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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His guesses of $10,000 and $20,000 were both incorrect, said Heather, who is on her ninth non-consecutive season of the show.—
Lex Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In two mouse models, tumors treated with the antibody grew significantly slower than groups that did not receive the treatment, the study showed.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Causes include aneurysms, tumors and trauma and hypertension.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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But this search for ideas and solutions will only work if it can be simply communicated to the players.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Stick with who, whom, and whose for people (and animals who have names) and that and which for things and ideas.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Hunches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunches. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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