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as in theory
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as in idea
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Recent Examples of hunch
Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 25 Apr. 2025
Inside a main room, three people sit hunched over desks.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
But Trump’s belief, his hunch, that Putin can be trusted and wants peace, is now guiding US policy, and rewriting America’s role in the largest war in Europe since the 1940s.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
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Verb
These can be especially helpful for folks who spend a lot of their day sedentary, sitting and hunching over their phones, physical therapist Emmi Aguillard, DPT, who treats and trains runners, tells SELF.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 25 Apr. 2025
Inside a main room, three people sit hunched over desks.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
Trust a psychic hunch as the moon and Mercury harmonize.
—USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
But Trump’s belief, his hunch, that Putin can be trusted and wants peace, is now guiding US policy, and rewriting America’s role in the largest war in Europe since the 1940s.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunch
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Dressed in a long coat while carrying a black purse, Turner-Smith, who shares her daughter with ex-husband Joshua Jackson, crouched to her knees as her little girl perched on her leg.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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For about a minute, the lead official, Danny Crawford, crouched and stared at the replay showing on the monitor.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Russian sources, however, have suggested a third theory: that Portnov might have held compromising material on current Ukrainian officials.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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The chance encounter turned out to be a first-of-its-kind sighting — and confirmation of an expert theory.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Mickey, a junior second baseman who’s excelling in his first season as a varsity starter for the Vikings, was thrilled to help his dad finally get over that hump.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Since 2015, the Bearcats have made deep runs but are still searching to get over the championship hump.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 May 2025
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House and Senate lawmakers keep circulating big ideas that would go well beyond a narrow fix — and cost taxpayers many billions in doing so.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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While many celebrity documentaries are innocuous self-celebrations produced by the subjects or by their estates, in a more open arrangement, the person behind the camera may have leave to form and express their own ideas about the person in front of it.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
Verb
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba huddled with advisers for more than 20 hours of preparatory meetings ahead of his showdown the same month, a person familiar with the planning said.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
22 May 2025
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In a postgame huddle, some Aledo players shared tears and thoughts on the 2025 season.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Today’s average difficulty is 7 guesses out of 6, or very challenging.—
New York Times Games,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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How Trump’s deal-making will proceed from here is anyone’s guess.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
Noun
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The growth of both affordable and artisanal cans of sardines and mussels could just show Americans are diversifying their preferences for healthy sources of proteins.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
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Lawmakers seek to prevent a recurrence CT hospital gets approval to cut most services with owner in bankruptcy Sports betting venue in CT arena lags in wagering growth; sports bar sales.—
Aaron Flaum,
Hartford Courant,
27 May 2025
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This perhaps more than anything else puts the lie to the notion that the administration wants people to follow the law.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2025
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But if done right, the notion of the Chicago Bears of Arlington Heights isn’t worth a rise in our collective blood pressure.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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“Hunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunch. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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