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verb

present tense third-person singular of hunch
as in crouches
to lie low with the limbs close to the body he hunched next to a bush to avoid being seen

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noun

plural of hunch
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as in theories

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as in humps

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as in notions

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Recent Examples of hunches
Verb
Sandra Ogbebor hunches over her softly humming refrigerator and scours through bottles before finally yanking out an orange juice. — Light Oriye Tamunotonye, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2026 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
  1. crouches
  2. theories
  3. humps
  4. notions
  5. huddles
  6. guesses
  7. tumors
  8. ideas
Verb
  • The child folds over and crouches on the ground while the performance continues for several seconds.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • Sometimes a less reliable dog will smell in this manner the hot body scent of venison as a trembling doe crouches close in the brush upwind.
    — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026
Definition of crouches
Noun
  • His longtime collaborators have other theories about his return.
    — Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The Many Worlds interpretation and the Copenhagen interpretation are not really two different interpretations but two different theories.
    — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of theories
Noun
  • Who else to argue with about the last humps of the Slinky Dog Dash ride?
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
  • On Laurel Street, a short residential thoroughfare, speeds fell from between 25 to 30 mph to less than 20 mph after speed humps were added.
    — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of humps
Noun
  • Western traditions of symmetry and notions of linear time are upended.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • That is followed by one focused on exploring conventional notions of beauty by uncovering the unexpected draw of unpleasant scents with Naïla Hamayed, Givaudan’s fragrance evaluator.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of notions
Verb
  • Despite his injury, Tasci continued to be an active participant on the sideline and in team huddles throughout the game.
    — Sean Campbell, Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • An engineer overhears a sales call where a partner is requesting a specific feature and immediately huddles with the salesperson once the line clicks shut.
    — Vikram Joshi, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Definition of huddles
Noun
  • Today’s puzzle took our testers an average of 5 guesses out of 6, or moderately challenging.
    — New York Times Games, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Getting a word with a small number of guesses is a source of pride for players.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of guesses
Noun
  • In a study of 154 people with this type of rectal cancer who were treated with dostarlimab, 68% had a complete clinical response at one year, which meant doctors could not see evidence of tumors on imaging or other methods for tracking the tumors.
    — Alice Park, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • What was more, the data suggested that going after the therapy’s bull’s-eye might unlock the power of immunotherapy in other, more common cancers that had stubbornly rebuffed such efforts, like pancreatic and ovarian tumors.
    — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of tumors
Noun
  • When teams stay genuinely curious and learn to challenge ideas without challenging people, disagreement becomes a tool for better thinking and can actually strengthen trust.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Santoyo supports meeting regularly with students and the community to exchange ideas and concerns.
    — Sophia Veneziano, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of ideas

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