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couch

[kauch, kooch] / kaʊtʃ, kutʃ /


VERB
express in particular way
Synonyms


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At the end of the day, when the boys were in bed, I would plop down on the couch and cry from sheer stress and exhaustion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

I like to grab about four or five books and flop on the couch and read.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

When Kate O’Neil’s roommate moved out, she took the couch with her.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

Tablets are best for reading and watching stuff on the couch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

Danny picked up a book on space with color photos of planets and found a couch where he could read.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

The factory employs 150 people by selling couches for $3,000 to $5,000 to older, more affluent customers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

With Black Friday approaching, interest in boneless couches has spiked, said Mackenzie Shand, executive editor at BlackFriday.com and RetailMeNot.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

You got to clean the couches all the time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The inmates allegedly paid rent for the accommodation complete with couches, large beds, TVs, fridges -- even dining tables.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

There are potted plants in every corner of the room, TV screens positioned on the walls, cushiony chairs and couches.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

Asked by CNN whether he would condemn the group and what they stand for, and whether he would urge President Donald Trump to do the same, Burgum couched his language carefully.

From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026

Instead, Mr. Pence gives the president his due wherever he deserves it, and the criticism that he offers—wherever it is due—is couched always in civil language.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

LIV has couched the withdrawal of Saudi funding as an opportunity for "strategic evolution" and a "multi-partner investment model".

From BBC ● May 5, 2026

He couched the stunning breach of diplomatic norms as a necessity given sweeping U.S. security concerns in the region.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026

It sounded to him like an insult couched in good English, which, of course, made it a double-insult—the insult itself, and the fact that Chacko thought he wouldn’t understand it.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

It said vaping had an association with problems including wheezing and couching, poor oral and dental health, poor sleep, mental health problems and eye symptoms.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Organizations have recognized that couching fears in imaginative play is productive.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 20, 2023

Beside trepanning, the more radical surgeries included mastectomy, amputation, hernia reduction and cataract couching.

From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2023

“If you saw him on TV, he’s just bold-faced saying, without couching or mincing his words, what he stands for.”

From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2022

A greyhound, as white as ivory, couching on its hocks and elbows, its tail curved into the bony sickle of the greyhound, watched the old man with the doe-soft eyes of pity.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White


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