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as in sofa
a long upholstered piece of furniture designed for several sitters find yourself a place on the couch and make yourself at home

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as in to crouch
to lie low with the limbs close to the body I couched behind the partition so as to avoid an awkward situation with my ex

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Recent Examples of couch
Noun
The verdict came after a blunder by Miami-Dade state prosecutors, who felt the need to apologize to jurors for not identifying a purse on the couch next to where Knighton was sitting in Blount’s apartment when she was shot. Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025 Wipe Down After Cooking Resist the urge to turn on the TV and melt into your couch after dinner. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2025
Verb
In a post-pandemic world, such attention to art’s medicinal properties has broad relevance, but to foreground only this of art’s many virtues, while couching this take in the language of tech entrepreneurs, should raise eyebrows if not alarm bells regarding its pure instrumentalization. Michaëla De Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025 Some, like Morning and Inger Munch in Black, are aesthetic studies that play with contrast, couching one subject in early light and enveloping the other in a black dress and background. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for couch 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for couch
Noun
  • Viewers were able to see the feline sitting comfortably on the top of a sofa that had been backed against a windowsill, with his large cheeks on full display.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Behind a plush sofa there’s a framed photograph of water.
    David Segal, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Groton police officers and firefighters from the Submarine Base Fire Department responded and confirmed that the roof was engulfed in flames, McCarthy said.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2025
  • McDonald's said its sales are continuing to recover from an E. coli outbreak last fall tied to its Quarter Pounder hamburgers.
    DEE-ANN DURBIN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 11 Feb. 2025
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  • But when the camera cut to Lamar, he was crouched down, mumbling quickly, shrouded in darkness—and performing not a hit, but a snippet of a 2024 verse that didn’t even make it onto his recent album, GNX.
    Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
  • At some point that summer of 1945, quite likely on the day of the dedication, my grandfather had a photograph taken of himself crouching next to it.
    Kevin Chroust, Outside Online, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The opinions expressed in this article are not intended to replace any professional or expert accounting and/or tax advice whatsoever.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Shoppers, residents and employees of the upscale outdoor mall said the fatal attack has prompted some safety concerns but largely expressed confidence in Santana Row’s safety.
    Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • For four hours, families huddled in fear as ICE swept through their homes and neighborhood.
    Juan Peña, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Adrien Brody, Mikey Madison, and Brady Corbett huddled together for a convivial conversation over the pumping jazz, and Vogue columnist Raven Smith and British presenter Clara Amfo shared some cackles.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Tandem Stance Targets: Chest, back, glutes, lower body, core Repetitions: 30 seconds per side, repeated three times Video Stand up straight and put one foot directly in front of the other, with your heel touching your toe.
    Hilary Achauer, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
  • The Emmy-winning show puts an unlikely mix of reality TV stars competing to solve a murder mystery game in exchange for $250,000.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • But a pair of recent studies makes clear that this is phrased wrong.
    Lee Hamilton, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Hamas takes great pride in its support among Palestinians—currently at between a third and two-thirds, depending on the moment, the alternatives and how the question is phrased.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • When a shocking event takes place, many organizations try to send communications out quickly—and these messages tend to be rushed, emotionally driven and sometimes poorly worded or executed.
    Charlotte Sweeney OBE, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Wondering how to word invitations if the couple pays?
    Priya Rao, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2025

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“Couch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couch. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.

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