as in sofa
a long upholstered piece of furniture designed for several sitters
find yourself a place on the couch and make yourself at home
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as in to say
to convey in appropriate or telling terms
I'm trying to couch this delicately: I don't think we should date anymore
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Recent Examples of couch
Veronica M. Stoddart,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2026
Instruments were replaced with couches; the control room is now a walk-in closet.
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Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
Kocurek’s praise wasn’t couched, however.
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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Noun
The moody Sapphire Room, dramatic with its midnight blue walls and heavy blue velvet drapes and couches, is a nostalgic throwback.
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Veronica M. Stoddart,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2026
Instruments were replaced with couches; the control room is now a walk-in closet.
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Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Verb
Another helpful exercise, McCoy says, is to couch potentially thorny or negative interactions in the context of an overall positive situation.
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Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
Kocurek’s praise wasn’t couched, however.
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for couch
Noun
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The trailer was enclosed with a makeshift toilet, a sofa and camping chairs.
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Stationing a comfy sofa or a couple of conversation chairs around this coffee table creates a cozy hangout spot when guests come over.
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Sources told Rolling Stone that Stevie Nicks, a longtime friend of Swift, will be present at the ceremony — and another said that the singer-songwriter would perform on the special day.
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In a press release, Bonta reiterated his commitment to combating hate in California, and said the data obtained are accessible and critical to stopping such crimes in the state.
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The image in question features Grande crouched on the ground while sucking a lollipop and loving a happy black dog.
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The first showed him walking hand-in-hand with his sons, and the second showed Jack crouched down in a church pew as one of his sons played with toys, surrounded by coloring books and stickers.
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Witnesses expressed shock over the incident, with one man arriving to his Walmart to shop and finding the parking lot covered in crime scene tape.
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The daycare later released a statement expressing condolences and pledging support for the family.
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Inside at Revel Lounge, half the après crowd sips cocktails in robes and slippers while the other half have logged back on with work and are huddled away in the bar’s many discreet nooks and corners.
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Before games, May said that Michigan’s coaching staff developed a habit of huddling up and reminding themselves to be confident because Johnson was on their team.
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In his fifth-inning at-bat, Stephenson was on the other side of two successful challenges by Rutschman that put him down 1-2 in the count instead of up 3-0.
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Go on, put the 131-cube (2,147 cc) monster engine into that one.
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The research team also found troubling racial disparities when officers used language reserved for serious suspicions — like phrasing implying commands or accusations — when the reason for the stop was relatively minor.
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One onboarding step was phrased so oddly that two teams interpreted it in opposite ways.
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Still, the way the ordinance is worded also prohibits teaching yoga for free, Pease pointed out.
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Subtle elements, such as how profiles are presented, how events are curated or even how notifications are worded, contribute to this.
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“Couch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couch. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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