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perched

verb as in sit atop of

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The high-security complex, perched on the northern edge of Tehran, has held thousands of political prisoners over the past half-century.

From BBC

The worst thing you can do is stay locked in one position for hours whether that's being perched at a desk, lounging on the sofa or scrolling on your phone.

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So Underwood redesigned the structure, creating a more rustic lodge out of the original stonework, perched on the very edge of the canyon.

Many were motionless, while others perched on rocks preening their feathers.

“I was so young then too,” she says, perched wearing a denim dress in the downtown Manhattan hotel room.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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