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Recent Examples of crouch
The artist emerged crouched on the hood of a muscle car, moody and looking downward.
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Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
One Friday last September, employees at a First Federal Bank of Kansas City branch in Independence, suspicious of a man crouched near the front of the building, locked their doors and soon heard an explosive noise.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
Then, partway through the flight, a man crouched in the aisle next to her seat.
—Autumn Barnes, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
In addition, the uniformity of the positions—same orientation and careful positioning of the body—is reminiscent of stone or metal representations of crouching or seated figures dated to between the late La Tène period and the early Roman Empire.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
One Friday last September, employees at a First Federal Bank of Kansas City branch in Independence, suspicious of a man crouched near the front of the building, locked their doors and soon heard an explosive noise.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
Then, partway through the flight, a man crouched in the aisle next to her seat.
—Autumn Barnes, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
In addition, the uniformity of the positions—same orientation and careful positioning of the body—is reminiscent of stone or metal representations of crouching or seated figures dated to between the late La Tène period and the early Roman Empire.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crouch
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The puppies, estimated to be between 12 and 14 weeks old, were seen huddled together trying to stay warm in the porch as temperatures dropped below zero degrees with wind chills.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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With help a good 30 minutes out and Gray struggling to coordinate a water drop, Tim and Lucy huddled in the middle of the road beneath a foil fire blanket.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
25 Feb. 2025
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Fischer is hunched over the car seat, breastfeeding and rotating various toys and books in an effort to keep her son entertained.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Rashford clapped supporters while Asensio stood hunched over, hands on knees and smiling.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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With their three dogs in view, Prince Harry could be seen squatting and bracing for a big hug from Lili, who was running into his arms; while Meghan reached out for Archie who was running towards her.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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Health Benefits Jogging and squatting down to pick up garbage is both a cardiovascular and strength workout.—
Patty Weasler, RN, BSN,
Verywell Health,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Crouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crouch. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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