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as in theory
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as in idea
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Recent Examples of hunch
Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2025
At the height of his career, chef Prateek Sadhu left Mumbai for his Himalayan roots, creating a restaurant that is reimagining dining in India
March 18, 2025
Prateek Sadhu is hunched over an arbi stem freshly ripped from the earth, shaking off a thick garland of dirt that clings to the root.
—Sarah Khan, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2025
Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2025
My hunch is that the Academy will go with Conclave.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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Verb
As an engineering student, my husband would spend hours hunched over every day on our couch doing his homework and completing creative projects.
—Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2025
At the height of his career, chef Prateek Sadhu left Mumbai for his Himalayan roots, creating a restaurant that is reimagining dining in India
March 18, 2025
Prateek Sadhu is hunched over an arbi stem freshly ripped from the earth, shaking off a thick garland of dirt that clings to the root.
—Sarah Khan, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
But without any formal research, that hunch couldn’t be verified.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2025
My hunch is that the Academy will go with Conclave.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunch
Verb
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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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Even if someone attempted to build one of the machines depicted in these blueprints, however, researchers point out that undecidability is a feature of physical theories and cannot literally exist in real experiments.—
Charlie Wood,
Wired News,
6 Apr. 2025
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One of Hennigan’s leading theories is that the Grimes girls’ murders have a possible link to the 1955 murders of three young brothers, John, Anton, and Robert Schuessler, according to local WGN.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The program is mostly focused on installing speed bumps, tables or humps.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Mar. 2025
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With two foot-long horns protruding from either side of their heads, a large hump resting on their shoulders and folds of loose skin drooping from their neck, these aren’t your typical black-and-white milk carton dairy cows.—
Stephanie Lam,
The Mercury News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Thankfully, the other two judges have an idea how to properly judge a mixed martial arts fight and the right man got the win.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Jon Conahan of Athlon Sports recently pitched a blockbuster trade idea that would send Walker to the New York Mets this season.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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
Noun
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Analysts have been putting together their best guesses on the reasons for the high tariffs and have largely come up empty—other than the trade deficit itself.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Apr. 2025
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At this point, your guess regarding which countries will fare better is as good as mine.—
David Rae,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Unsurprisingly, the most significant source of that growth was new data centers, but other factors contributed, too.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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In a warming world, receding snowpack is expected to slow maple growth and cause root damage.—
Nina Foster,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Mar. 2025
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Thibodeau shot down the notion Anunoby will be resigned to spacing the floor in the corners once Brunson returns to the lineup.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
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Any specific test—the LSAT or ARC-AGI or a coding puzzle—will inherently contradict the notion of general intelligence; the term’s defining trait may be its undefinability.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Hunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunch. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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