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Recent Examples of squatted
Emilie Schleer, a 37-year-old mother of two, spoke of the brazen break-in that occurred at her South End home in July, when a homeless woman squatted in her residence while her family was away for the weekend.
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
She’s squatted on her heels within a tight copse of five or six stones leaning like dolmens, chin on chest as if an engrossing thing lies between her feet.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
The 6-4, 325-pound Orange, who spent much of his offseason refining his diet, has benched 450 pounds, squatted 650 and cleaned 365.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
She’s squatted on her heels within a tight copse of five or six stones leaning like dolmens, chin on chest as if an engrossing thing lies between her feet.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
The 6-4, 325-pound Orange, who spent much of his offseason refining his diet, has benched 450 pounds, squatted 650 and cleaned 365.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squatted
Verb
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This spring, my grandson crouched beside me to plant peas, 20 years after his father helped dig the first bed.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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Duran crouched, hands on his knees, staring at his feet, as the Phillies’ training staff rushed to his side.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The event was broadcast live on YouTube, and groups of people sat on the grassy lawn in front of the Capitol huddled together around their phones, listening to the survivors, whose voices echoed across the wide square.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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The two seemingly began jawing at each other as players huddled up.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Squatted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squatted. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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