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Recent Examples of crouch
Video shared by the Sarasota Police Department shows the agency’s marine unit pull up alongside the runaway boat and match the speed as a lieutenant crouched on the edge.
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
While the officer was crouched down, the ATV driver lifted the vehicle into a wheelie, striking the officer in the face, the statement said.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025
The report states that the vehicle came to a stop and the teen -- wearing a tactical helmet and vest -- got out of the front passenger door and initially crouched on the ground.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Mar. 2025
Close to a metre down, Matthes began digging through charcoal, as if he were crouched in the middle of a fireplace.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
While the officer was crouched down, the ATV driver lifted the vehicle into a wheelie, striking the officer in the face, the statement said.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025
The report states that the vehicle came to a stop and the teen -- wearing a tactical helmet and vest -- got out of the front passenger door and initially crouched on the ground.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Mar. 2025
Close to a metre down, Matthes began digging through charcoal, as if he were crouched in the middle of a fireplace.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crouch
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But the officials huddled and correctly put seven seconds back on the clock, spotting the ball at the 1-yard line.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
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
Verb
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Or else hunched over his phone, spamming friends with audio selfies and guilt-inducing invitations to his Friday-night dad-band bar set.—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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After the play, the 7-foot center was visibly hunched over, clutching his left hand in pain.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2025
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The former Maryland standout squatted 665 pounds and power cleaned 365, according to Feldman.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2025
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By the end of the piece, the old queen is squatting once more, deep like a tree trunk, her limbs shaking.—
Jennifer Homans,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Crouch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crouch. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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