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couch

[kauch, kooch] / kaʊtʃ, kutʃ /


VERB
express in particular way
Synonyms


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Many parents couch their decisions in terms of safety.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 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

“I don’t know how long I sat on that couch with your uncle and our cousin,” Treuer writes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

We’re taking real audio recordings, but how to couch that visually?

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

“Let him try,” Dad said from the couch, where he sat watching baseball on TV.

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

At a local Caribbean cafe, complete with pastel floral tiles, plastic-covered couches, and the trills of guitar from “Pa’ Que Retozen” echoing through maxed-out speakers, he explains how it all began.

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

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

There were rugs and couches and decorative pillows.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

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

Perhaps a book that couched Castaneda’s story more deeply in the context of the ’70s counterculture and the nature of cults past and present would make his story clearer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 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

The Knight of Flowers saluted the king, rode to the far end of the list, and couched his lance, ready.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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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