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couch

[kouch, kooch] / kaʊtʃ, kutʃ /


VERB
express in particular way
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The piece’s hero image is Waters, sitting on a couch with what appears to be a toddler while, blurred in the foreground, a pair of baby feet dangle into the frame.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

The older you get, the less you want to move, whether it’s state to state or training facilities or just from the couch.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

"She would line up her dolls on the couch and say: 'I am your teacher. I'm in primary school now, so I am a teacher.'"

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

We added a super crazy, comfy couch made of fake fur and people love it.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

There’s an old plastic-covered couch shoved between a microwave and a sink.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

"I had trouble standing up from low chairs and deep couches without someone offering me an arm," she said.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

The Iliad has these big, overstuffed couches and chairs with blown springs.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

The furniture maker’s shoppers once navigated an 18,000-square-foot labyrinth of couches, chairs and decor at its headquarters here.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

But the oversize leather seats, plush couches and even the faux library bookcases are all staying, albeit with U.S. presidential seals now affixed to the walls, officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

“I love coming here. All the seats are secondhand couches and chairs. You can bring food from the restaurant in there too,” she says.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson

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

Many of the executives couched their enthusiasm with caveats.

From Salon Jun. 24, 2026

Nvidia couched the new PC announcement as part of a broader shift in AI computing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 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

Calculus makes this relatively straightforward, but Newton deliberately avoided using calculus in his published proofs, realizing that his peers would not accept the calculations unless they were couched in familiar language.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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

Instead, try couching it as: “It’s important to tell the truth. It’s important for people to be able to believe that what you say is true.”

From Washington Post Jul. 26, 2021

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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