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Recent Examples of squatted
Beneath it, a man squatted on the pavement, staring at nothing in particular, a glass pipe drooping from his fingers.
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Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
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
Kay squatted by a monitor, bobbing his head to the beat.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
The brace successfully monitored joint bending while the subject walked, ran, squatted, and jumped, even reconstructing the person’s running gait with precision.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Brockington squatted 664 pounds, breaking his own record from last year by 50 pounds, and posted a vertical jump of 42 inches.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
Emilie Schleer, a 37-year-old mother of two, spoke of the brazen break-in that occurred at her South End home in July, when a homeless woman squatted in her residence while her family was away for the weekend.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
She’s squatted on her heels within a tight copse of five or six stones leaning like dolmens, chin on chest as if an engrossing thing lies between her feet.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
The 6-4, 325-pound Orange, who spent much of his offseason refining his diet, has benched 450 pounds, squatted 650 and cleaned 365.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
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
Kay squatted by a monitor, bobbing his head to the beat.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
The brace successfully monitored joint bending while the subject walked, ran, squatted, and jumped, even reconstructing the person’s running gait with precision.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Brockington squatted 664 pounds, breaking his own record from last year by 50 pounds, and posted a vertical jump of 42 inches.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
Emilie Schleer, a 37-year-old mother of two, spoke of the brazen break-in that occurred at her South End home in July, when a homeless woman squatted in her residence while her family was away for the weekend.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
She’s squatted on her heels within a tight copse of five or six stones leaning like dolmens, chin on chest as if an engrossing thing lies between her feet.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
The 6-4, 325-pound Orange, who spent much of his offseason refining his diet, has benched 450 pounds, squatted 650 and cleaned 365.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squatted
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Kunkel, a freelance journalist at a protest outside an immigration detention center in Chicago on September 26, was crouched behind a van when an agent took aim from a safe perch behind a chain link fence.—
Bob Ortega,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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People stood, crouched and leaned against cars, eating shawarma, nihari burgers, kunafa and stretchy ice cream.—
Monti Carlo,
AJC.com,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The three of us squeezed into our bedroom closet and huddled over my phone.—
Amanda Peet,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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The three huddled and came up with an idea for a mural showcasing Chiefs eras, homage to the team’s history from coach Hank Stram’s leadership in the ‘60s and ‘70s to current stars Mahomes and Kelce (not to mention Reid).—
Lisa Gutierrez
March 20,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Squatted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squatted. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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