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as in theory
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as in idea
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Recent Examples of hunch
Chris Lee, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
Her shoulders appeared hunched, and her legs were splayed out beneath her.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Trump hasn’t come out and said it, or even hinted as much, but my hunch is that, this year, our tax money will be put toward some sort of public egg-subsidy program.
—Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Now, with the arrival of the 45th president’s re-inauguration as POTUS 47, most movie-business insiders are hunched in a crash position alongside Disney executives.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
Her shoulders appeared hunched, and her legs were splayed out beneath her.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
Purely a hunch, but Chicago having a little more desperation/need pushes them over the top.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Trump hasn’t come out and said it, or even hinted as much, but my hunch is that, this year, our tax money will be put toward some sort of public egg-subsidy program.
—Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunch
Verb
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Eventually, the camera revealed Bell crouched beside Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester, joking that a hangry Meester wrote the dialogue.—
Lindsay Kimble,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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The artist emerged crouched on the hood of a muscle car, moody and looking downward.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But actually, Darwin’s theory is based on fitness to survive, which does not always mean big and strong.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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For highly social animals like humans and other primates, the native opioid system may also play a role in social bonding, according to one influential theory.—
Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The animal had a hump over his shoulders where the gray color showed the lightest, and its nose and snout were long and tapering.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
13 Feb. 2025
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Allen is yet to get over the Kansas City Chiefs hump, losing to them for a fourth time in the playoffs in the AFC title game.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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With that idea front of mind, Erivo used her time to encourage the audience of Black talent, creatives and executives to tap into their own power.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
28 Feb. 2025
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This is about helping people feel ownership of ideas, and motivating them to move forward.—
Scott Mautz, Contributor,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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
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For four hours, families huddled in fear as ICE swept through their homes and neighborhood.—
Juan Peña,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Today’s average difficulty is 4.2 guesses out of 6, or moderately challenging.—
New York Times Games,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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And your first guess would probably be that he was set in his ways and forced to interact with someone younger who saw the world quite differently.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Alibaba's domestic e-commerce business Taobao and Tmall Group produced revenue growth of 5% for the quarter and company executives said the division would continue to focus on market share stabilisation in the near future.—
Harshita Mary Varghese and Casey Hall,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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While immigration alone cannot resolve the nation's fiscal challenges, its positive impact on economic growth and federal revenue highlights its role as a stabilizing force amid rising debt concerns.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As Kerekes explained to me, karma isn’t simply the notion of retribution or some one-to-one exchange of good or bad.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
17 Feb. 2025
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The image of monkey god Hanuman, representing wisdom, strength, courage, devotion and self-discipline, is prominently placed in the series, which pits Western notions of wealth and materialism against Buddhist concepts of selflessness and spirituality.—
Jordan Riefe,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Hunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunch. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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