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Recent Examples of crouched The crawl space opened, and a man entered, while another crouched just outside, wielding a knife. —
Shelly Kittleson, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026 In the hospital foyer, the couple paused for selfies and crouched to speak with children in wheelchairs. —Martha Ross, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026 The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office started the internal investigation after aerial footage from CBS Los Angeles caught the alleged incident, where the deputy was reportedly seen crouched behind an armored vehicle and on his phone. —Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026 The defender crouched down and touched the ball with both hands, stopping it on the edge of the six-yard box. —Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2026 Jinsu Elhance, a geospatial data scientist with SPUN, crouched to hammer the 7-inch-long metal cylinder into the soil. —Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026 When The Times connected with Reyes, she was crouched down backstage at the Lovinger Theatre at Lehman College in the Bronx. —Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026 Jones’ wife Marie came out to the mound for the first pitch with daughters Jami and Staci, who threw the ball to Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman crouched behind the plate. —Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026 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
Shelly Kittleson, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026 In the hospital foyer, the couple paused for selfies and crouched to speak with children in wheelchairs. —Martha Ross, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026 The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office started the internal investigation after aerial footage from CBS Los Angeles caught the alleged incident, where the deputy was reportedly seen crouched behind an armored vehicle and on his phone. —Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026 The defender crouched down and touched the ball with both hands, stopping it on the edge of the six-yard box. —Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2026 Jinsu Elhance, a geospatial data scientist with SPUN, crouched to hammer the 7-inch-long metal cylinder into the soil. —Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026 When The Times connected with Reyes, she was crouched down backstage at the Lovinger Theatre at Lehman College in the Bronx. —Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026 Jones’ wife Marie came out to the mound for the first pitch with daughters Jami and Staci, who threw the ball to Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman crouched behind the plate. —Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crouched
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Because the cameras were vertical, actors huddled closer together, and the crew paid extra attention to upper-body details like hair and makeup.— Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
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The opening act had started playing—a local band that never broke out, Sacagawea—but Russ and Cherry just huddled a little closer and kept talking.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
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As Holland tees up, the sequence begins with Peter Parker at his local bodega as Ned walks in to buy a beer and keg… all without noticing his one-time bestie, who is hunched in the corner.— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
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Motta hunched over and vomited into a trash can.— Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Crouched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/crouched. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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