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Recent Examples of crouched
The cameraman darted and crouched, arguably working harder than anyone else in the building to capture those breathless, in-your-face angles.
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Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
Around the grave of one young man, his mother and grandmother quietly sob, his friends crouched down by the small mat of flower stems.
—Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
Now, crouched behind a Ford Interceptor, Robbins took in the property.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Villa crouched in a 4-4-2 shape.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Dan crouched beside her, not wanting to say any‑ thing, covering his eye with his hand.
—Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
As the lead guide crouched down, an elephant walked around a bend in the river, maybe 30 metres ahead of us.
—Holden Frith, TheWeek, 9 Jan. 2026
Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
Around the grave of one young man, his mother and grandmother quietly sob, his friends crouched down by the small mat of flower stems.
—Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
Now, crouched behind a Ford Interceptor, Robbins took in the property.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Villa crouched in a 4-4-2 shape.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Dan crouched beside her, not wanting to say any‑ thing, covering his eye with his hand.
—Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
As the lead guide crouched down, an elephant walked around a bend in the river, maybe 30 metres ahead of us.
—Holden Frith, TheWeek, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crouched
Verb
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At the end of last week, after another long day of talks in Abu Dhabi, Ukraine’s envoys huddled around a phone for a call with their boss, who was waiting in Kyiv to hear their report.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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By halftime, Gabby was huddled against her fiancé, barely watching the match.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Isabella threw the winning stone and hunched close to the ice, watching her brother sweep until their red stone knocked out the Americans’ yellow rock for a 6-5 victory.—
Julia Frankel,
Twin Cities,
10 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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“Crouched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crouched. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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