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as in piled
to gather into a closely packed group
the puppies huddled together to keep warm
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Recent Examples of huddled
The building where De Quincey and the nameless little girl huddled together under a scrap of rug and an old sofa cover has since been demolished, replaced by a Barclays bank.
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Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Puppet lovers are all huddled at the Allerton Hotel on the Magnificent Mile and traipsing off to watch shows all over the city, at venues from the Studebaker Theater to the Chopin to the Biograph.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Europe’s leaders huddled Thursday to recalibrate the future of their relationship with the US after a week of diplomatic tumult.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Nearby, people huddled around a car handing out groceries.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
For nine months out of the year, one Denver construction worker spends his nights huddled in front of a computer, walking his team in Uganda through blueprints and building processes over video chat.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
This helps to insulate them more when they are huddled together and protect them from the elements.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026
The opening days of the trial included dramatic replays of the initial emergency calls, testimony from teachers who huddled with terrified students, and the mother of one of the victims recounting how her daughter had asked to leave school early that day.
—CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
The Abu Asi family huddled together inside their small tent in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, adjusting their blankets and looking for a comfortable place to sleep as winds tore through the city and heavy rain fell.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Puppet lovers are all huddled at the Allerton Hotel on the Magnificent Mile and traipsing off to watch shows all over the city, at venues from the Studebaker Theater to the Chopin to the Biograph.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Europe’s leaders huddled Thursday to recalibrate the future of their relationship with the US after a week of diplomatic tumult.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Nearby, people huddled around a car handing out groceries.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
For nine months out of the year, one Denver construction worker spends his nights huddled in front of a computer, walking his team in Uganda through blueprints and building processes over video chat.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
This helps to insulate them more when they are huddled together and protect them from the elements.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026
The opening days of the trial included dramatic replays of the initial emergency calls, testimony from teachers who huddled with terrified students, and the mother of one of the victims recounting how her daughter had asked to leave school early that day.
—CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
The Abu Asi family huddled together inside their small tent in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, adjusting their blankets and looking for a comfortable place to sleep as winds tore through the city and heavy rain fell.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for huddled
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As the storm went on and snow piled up, ice began to form on some parts of the road.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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In some residential neighborhoods, sidewalks are still covered by snowbanks piled multiple feet high.—
Samantha Chaney,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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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
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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
Verb
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Meta appears to be struggling to catch up in a field crowded with rivals who have demonstrated much greater success in developing AI models – notably Google’s Gemini, Anthropic’s Claude, and OpenAI’s ChatGPT.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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More than twenty‑five thousand people crowded into Shibe Park, including throngs of young people who made the gathering feel more like a festival than a political convention.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Huddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/huddled. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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