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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunker (down)
Verb
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Dressed in a long coat while carrying a black purse, Turner-Smith, who shares her daughter with ex-husband Joshua Jackson, crouched to her knees as her little girl perched on her leg.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
15 May 2025 -
For about a minute, the lead official, Danny Crawford, crouched and stared at the replay showing on the monitor.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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But the officials huddled and correctly put seven seconds back on the clock, spotting the ball at the 1-yard line.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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In a postgame huddle, some Aledo players shared tears and thoughts on the 2025 season.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 May 2025
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“Hunker (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunker%20%28down%29. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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