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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 couched
These reflections, too, would then be couched in a language too confusing for most readers to understand.
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Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
The web of secrets and confessions, schemes and counterplots, short-term pleasures and far-reaching decisions, are couched in dialogue that is pugnacious, vulnerable, comedic, and sometimes richly poetic, and which feels as spontaneous as it is carefully crafted.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
The web of secrets and confessions, schemes and counterplots, short-term pleasures and far-reaching decisions, are couched in dialogue that is pugnacious, vulnerable, comedic, and sometimes richly poetic, and which feels as spontaneous as it is carefully crafted.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for couched
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Since that meeting, during which allies expressed optimism of a path forward on security guarantees, no progress has materialized.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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In the wake of Kirk’s shooting, both Democrats and Republicans have expressed concerns about holding outdoor events.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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The crowd crouched – then sprinted away from the canopy.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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And over the past nine months, a team of judges has been measuring it, pinpointing the exact location of the wave’s base, then stacking images of Slebir’s crouched pose on top of each other like a totem pole up the face of the wave.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Trump said the bond between America and the United Kingdom is irreplaceable.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Kate will join Melania at Frogmore Gardens to meet the Chief Scout, Dwayne Fields and members of the Scouts' Squirrels programme, the Buckingham Palace press release said.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Inside, hundreds of people huddled together, crying.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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On fourth down a flag was thrown for what looked like pass interference on the Mustangs, but after the officials huddled, the penalty was waved off giving the ball back to the Bulldogs.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Sep. 2025
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Verizon's trade-ins are phrased in phone cost, with the 17, 17 Pro and Air available for free with an eligible device and unlimited data plan, or $1,100 off the list price of the Pro Max.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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Among 16-24-year-olds, republicans (67 percent) outnumbered royalists (30 percent) by more than double when the question was phrased that way.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Dalio articulated his concerns, suggesting that these advanced technologies are poised to benefit the top 1% to 10% of the population significantly more than everyone else, potentially leading to profound societal challenges.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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In a recent cri de coeur, Megan Fritts, a philosophy professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, detailed how her own institution has not articulated clear, campus-wide guidance on AI use.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
11 Sep. 2025
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The university initially stated on social media that a suspect was in custody, but Scott Trotter, a university spokesman, told the New York Times and Deseret News that police determined the person who was taken into custody was not the shooter.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Ballmer has stated that he was defrauded by Sanberg, who has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of fraud (Aspiration is bankrupt).—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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In part, the contrasting results show the importance of how survey questions are worded.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Conviction rates for lese majeste stand at around 80%, and prosecutors indict around 99% of the time — a huge percentage given the law is vaguely worded and what constitutes lese majeste is not even legally defined, TLHR said.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Couched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couched. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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