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Recent Examples of hunched
Tendons, ligaments and muscles naturally shorten with time, which results in stiff joints and people being hunched over and shuffling around.
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Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
On a large scale LED screen, a white cheeked spider monkey sits hunched over a smart phone within a smouldering virtual Brazilian forest landscape, occasionally glancing up at his viewers.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The sight of him, hunched over and sickly, gives Meiyun the chills.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
On a large scale LED screen, a white cheeked spider monkey sits hunched over a smart phone within a smouldering virtual Brazilian forest landscape, occasionally glancing up at his viewers.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The sight of him, hunched over and sickly, gives Meiyun the chills.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunched
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This spring, my grandson crouched beside me to plant peas, 20 years after his father helped dig the first bed.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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Duran crouched, hands on his knees, staring at his feet, as the Phillies’ training staff rushed to his side.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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The event was broadcast live on YouTube, and groups of people sat on the grassy lawn in front of the Capitol huddled together around their phones, listening to the survivors, whose voices echoed across the wide square.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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The two seemingly began jawing at each other as players huddled up.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Hunched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunched. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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