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Recent Examples of crouch
Nearby, kids were crouching to look into a clear tube tank and even adults were sliding on their backs under the adjacent upside-down jellyfish tank to snap a picture of these topsy-turvy creatures.
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Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Leoni quickly peeled herself off of Grant while smiling, and Ortega crouched down on the floor.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
While visiting Tŷ Hafan, the royal spent a lot of time with children, crouching on their level to speak with them.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 30 Jan. 2025
Later in the footage, a cat shows up, crouched near the iguana.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
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Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Leoni quickly peeled herself off of Grant while smiling, and Ortega crouched down on the floor.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
While visiting Tŷ Hafan, the royal spent a lot of time with children, crouching on their level to speak with them.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 30 Jan. 2025
Later in the footage, a cat shows up, crouched near the iguana.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crouch
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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
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Every night, my father turned that tiny space into an office, sitting cross-legged in a wide armchair, hunched over the coffee table that held our most valuable possession, a new IBM Selectric typewriter.—
Philip J. Deloria,
The Atlantic,
3 Apr. 2025
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Pedro walks alone, hunched slightly, his face carrying what seems to be the weight of a personal, emotional struggle.—
Bill Schiffmiller,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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But on Thursday, in the minutes before the opener, the manager squatted down behind home plate to receive a pitch from Nelson Cruz. Cruz, who played for the Twins for parts of three seasons between 2019-21, bounced the ball, after which Baldelli embraced his former player.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2025
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But the highlight of the picture, which came out in 1972, remains the footage in the amphitheater showing Roger Waters attacking a gong, David Gilmour squatting in the dirt with his guitar, and Rick Wright playing a grand piano — all with Mason at his drum kit in the center.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Crouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crouch. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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