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couch

[kauch, kooch] / kaʊtʃ, kutʃ /


VERB
express in particular way
Synonyms


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He hands me a cup of coffee and settles onto the couch, putting his feet up on the ottoman.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

She spent months sleeping on her sister’s couch last year before putting her name on an affordable-housing wait list.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

I sat on a couch, my back up against the wall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Mary Timby was fed up with dating apps when she booked a trip to Ireland on a whim last summer - from the comfort of her Colorado couch.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

So I curl up on the couch and thumb through a magazine.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

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

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 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

Anecdotes and analysis are interspersed with photos of all sorts of sofas and couches, calling into question ideas about where and how we find respite and support — or not.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

The men’s chairs were far enough away from the women’s couches that the two parties had to lean forward, their elbows on their knees.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

The Asian Football Confederation couched its condemnation of Infantino - and, make no mistake, it is livid - in creative terms.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 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

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

“I’m very direct, and the people on my board appreciate that about me. In the country, there’s a lot of couching and people trying to say something and not wanting to be aggressive about it.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 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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