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Recent Examples of crouch
The dogs running underneath or a man crouching low could get through the oaks as easily as a bear.
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Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
The executive was unable to run due to a prior injury so crouched down and began to scream, as did her friend, who also tried to film the incident.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025
Nearby, kids were crouching to look into a clear tube tank and even adults were sliding on their backs under the adjacent upside-down jellyfish tank to snap a picture of these topsy-turvy creatures.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Leoni quickly peeled herself off of Grant while smiling, and Ortega crouched down on the floor.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
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Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
The executive was unable to run due to a prior injury so crouched down and began to scream, as did her friend, who also tried to film the incident.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025
Nearby, kids were crouching to look into a clear tube tank and even adults were sliding on their backs under the adjacent upside-down jellyfish tank to snap a picture of these topsy-turvy creatures.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Leoni quickly peeled herself off of Grant while smiling, and Ortega crouched down on the floor.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crouch
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The gin-clear waters below huddle together into emerald pools while the soothing soundtrack of every drop on its journey invigorates the senses and calms the soul.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2025
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The woman was bathed in light and huddled over in grief.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2025
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His back hunched, his eyes remained half-closed during remarks, and his voice grew strained.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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Every night, my father turned that tiny space into an office, sitting cross-legged in a wide armchair, hunched over the coffee table that held our most valuable possession, a new IBM Selectric typewriter.—
Philip J. Deloria,
The Atlantic,
3 Apr. 2025
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Their ordeal, one of several high-profile squatting incidents in Oregon, comes as the state Legislature moves forward on a bipartisan bill aimed at giving property owners faster legal tools to reclaim their homes.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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The lightning crouch involves squatting on the balls of one’s feet in a baseball catcher position, head lowered and heels touching to increase the chances that electricity that enters your body from a nearby ground strike will go through one foot will exit out the other.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Crouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crouch. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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