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couch

[kauch, kooch] / kaʊtʃ, kutʃ /


VERB
express in particular way
Synonyms


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Kaya, his enormous Tibetan mastiff, joins us on the couch.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

NEW ORLEANS—Lying on a couch in 1992, a phone to his ear, James Carville uttered a line about the U.S. electorate that has followed him to this day: “It’s the economy, stupid.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

On the worst nights, she slept on a friend’s couch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

He used the word temporary twice in one sentence, which is also how a brother-in-law would describe his stay on your couch.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Bat sat behind her on the couch next to Dad.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

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

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

They enjoy catered vegan meals and bring their laptops to couches with sweeping views of the San Francisco Bay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

The Mint struck its final circulating pennies on Nov. 12, 2025, each one costing 3.69 cents to produce, leaving roughly 300 billion of them in jars, couches and the ashtrays of America.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Oversized disco balls hung overhead, casting flecks of light onto the couches, which were shaped like the brand’s beloved Texas toast.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

Inside, there’s a beige room with some beige couches and low wooden tables with pamphlets like Restoring Communities and Repairing Harm versus Punishing Wrong.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

All of the War on Poverty, even if not couched in those terms —

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

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

Some decisions against him were couched in deferential language.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 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

Like most advice on style that is couched as a commandment rather than an explanation, the flat directive to avoid negations is almost useless.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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

She calls back to their previous interaction in the beauty shop, couching it as Edward having attacked her.

From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2025

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

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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