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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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At the other end of the pitch, Robert Lewandowski crouches down on his haunches, eyes looking everywhere and nowhere, their nothingness saying everything.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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The girl crouches because there is no room to stand.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Most earlier theories assumed Ganymede formed hot, allowing heavy metallic material to rapidly sink inward and create a core early in its history.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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The case file on Weaver’s murder that Logothetti ultimately inherited from her predecessors at the Everett Police Department brimmed with outlandish theories around her death involving money laundering and cocaine.—
Nina Giraldo,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
Noun
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There was a heavy focus from council members and transit advocates on putting more speed humps and other cyclist and pedestrian safety infrastructure throughout city neighborhoods, and criticism for specific project delays.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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Her office released a report last month critical of the design and placement of speed humps and bumps.—
Joe Holden,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And all sorts of people—technologists, writers, artists, politicians, investors, and businesspeople—now work to shape our notions about what’s to come.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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In it, Hayek cautioned against the growing intellectual and political notions that disregarded liberty in favor of central planning of economic affairs.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
Verb
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The boiler is broken, so Kuhner huddles by a small space heater in his office in the winter.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Tinos huddles close to its much more popular cousin, Mykonos, just a 20-minute ferry ride away.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Use these clues to narrow down your guesses.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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In a set-up to a bit about his love for infomercials, Seinfeld asked the crowd to shout out guesses for his all-time favorite television show.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Researchers also tested the device in gelatin models containing stiff spherical objects designed to mimic tumors hidden beneath tissue.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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Those are slow growing tumors that give symptoms of headaches that won't go away, seizures, and neurological issues.—
Chris Hoffman,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
Noun
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In a county that includes 88 cities, all of which have overlapping and sometimes conflicting ideas, there have been few avenues for reaching consensus.—
National Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Those are ideas most Americans — especially people who actually spend time outdoors — can still rally behind.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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“Hunches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunches. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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