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Recent Examples of crouched
The crowd crouched – then sprinted away from the canopy.
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Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
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
Jason Varitek crouched behind home plate.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Within minutes we were crouched over fresh elephant tracks, the earth still damp.
—Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
This spring, my grandson crouched beside me to plant peas, 20 years after his father helped dig the first bed.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Duran crouched, hands on his knees, staring at his feet, as the Phillies’ training staff rushed to his side.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
One sunny weekend morning, Jaron found her in a bad temper, crouched on the porch floor in front of the door with a black crayon in her hand.
—Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Sir Hew was crouched on the shingle.
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
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
Jason Varitek crouched behind home plate.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Within minutes we were crouched over fresh elephant tracks, the earth still damp.
—Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
This spring, my grandson crouched beside me to plant peas, 20 years after his father helped dig the first bed.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Duran crouched, hands on his knees, staring at his feet, as the Phillies’ training staff rushed to his side.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
One sunny weekend morning, Jaron found her in a bad temper, crouched on the porch floor in front of the door with a black crayon in her hand.
—Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Sir Hew was crouched on the shingle.
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crouched
Verb
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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
Verb
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Tendons, ligaments and muscles naturally shorten with time, which results in stiff joints and people being hunched over and shuffling around.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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On a large scale LED screen, a white cheeked spider monkey sits hunched over a smart phone within a smouldering virtual Brazilian forest landscape, occasionally glancing up at his viewers.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Crouched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crouched. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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