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Recent Examples of crouch
In the basement studio of the New Ballet in San Jose, a single figure crouched in a low lunge lifts his head, unfolding upwards like a flower turning toward a rising sun.
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Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
Staffers crouched with towels on the baseline spent an undue portion of the night sprinting to various corners of the United Center court, mopping up sweat off the hardwood after players from both teams had tumbled and tripped and sprawled onto the floor.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
There, detectives observed the men walking into an open space, crouching in nearby bushes and then fleeing the area at a high rate of speed in a vehicle, police said.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 29 Jan. 2026
According to the outlet, a witness claimed a group of people saw the snow leopard crouching from a distance.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
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Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
Staffers crouched with towels on the baseline spent an undue portion of the night sprinting to various corners of the United Center court, mopping up sweat off the hardwood after players from both teams had tumbled and tripped and sprawled onto the floor.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
There, detectives observed the men walking into an open space, crouching in nearby bushes and then fleeing the area at a high rate of speed in a vehicle, police said.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 29 Jan. 2026
According to the outlet, a witness claimed a group of people saw the snow leopard crouching from a distance.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crouch
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Tokyo — In scenes normally reserved for J-pop stars, thousands of fans huddle against the cold outside a small train station on the outskirts of Tokyo, their phones held high for a glimpse of Japan’s latest obsession.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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The couple huddles around a gas heater inside their home with their daughter and 4-year-old granddaughter to try and stay warm.—
Kati Weis,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Anderson briefly shook his head and appeared to hunch over and look down.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Time spent hunched over a screen, trading real, in-person interactions for virtual ones, has negatively impacted many of my clients.—
Brianna Hardcastle,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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Vonn disclosed the injury a day after posting a video of herself squatting with a barbell in the gym.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Many of those Mexicans saw their property squatted on or seized by the courts of their new nation.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Crouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crouch. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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