as in sofa
a long upholstered piece of furniture designed for several sitters
find yourself a place on the couch and make yourself at home
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as in to say
to convey in appropriate or telling terms
I'm trying to couch this delicately: I don't think we should date anymore
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Recent Examples of couch
Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Her sister, Conway Beach, and Hamburg’s daughter found her on the lawn, covered in couch cushions, People reported.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
Peter Tonguette, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025
Some were upset that the remarks were overly ambiguous and couched as a mystery or riddle.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Noun
There was like, many a night of sleeping on the couch.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Her sister, Conway Beach, and Hamburg’s daughter found her on the lawn, covered in couch cushions, People reported.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
Trump even couches some of his most famous policies in aesthetic terms.
—Peter Tonguette, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025
Some were upset that the remarks were overly ambiguous and couched as a mystery or riddle.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for couch
Noun
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In the living room, the sofa pillows stood perfectly upright, and there was nary a water ring on any of the polished furniture.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
6 Apr. 2025
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There's a flexible hose to nab hard-to-reach messes, a transparent crevice tool for corners and sofa cushions, as well as a dust brush to loosen hair and dust from upholstery.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Schimel’s loss was a referendum on Musk.—
Will Steakin,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2025
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The rebel group said the convoy had reported its route to the military, which a junta spokesman disputed to state-run MRTV.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
3 Apr. 2025
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The resulting footage was shared with Newsweek by Ring and makes for an uplifting watch with Sissy seen up on her hind legs, seemingly cuddling Jessica, who is crouched down to greet her.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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That draping also hid two separate puppeteers who crouched in-between the chair and the rig.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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After catching wind of Rock’s new love interest, Saffold took to social media to weigh in on the pairing, beginning her comments with what some took as a hint of shade before appearing to express her approval of Rock dating Newton.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Booker expressed just as much after the Suns suffered a 38-point loss to Golden State on Tuesday.—
Shane Young,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Others huddled in conversation in the Great Hall and in what was once the library of Andrew Carnegie’s uptown manse.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
4 Apr. 2025
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In Kentucky, Misty Vincent huddled in a bathtub with her four children and two pets as the storm ramped up overnight.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Quality control is highly inconsistent, and customer service can be…frustrating, to put it nicely.—
Francesca Krempa,
StyleCaster,
10 Apr. 2025
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Plus, the act of putting a mask on in and of itself feels like peak self-care.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Many search engine users are phrasing their queries as full questions, so AEO is all about optimizing your website content for these queries.—
Michael Fox,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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His own, well, grumpiness, as his pitching coach phrases it in the most complimentary of ways.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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It was carefully worded to only allow a president who has served two nonconsecutive terms to seek a third one, which would prevent former Presidents Obama and Bush from returning.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
1 Apr. 2025
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The documents drop includes texts between prosecutors in the case debating on how to word the indictment.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Couch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couch. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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