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couch

[kouch, kooch] / kaʊtʃ, kutʃ /


VERB
express in particular way
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Chase proves more clever in turning Maya’s harmless couch fort into a claustrophobic labyrinth.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Jesse Mecham wants to motivate you about money the way fitness gurus get you up off the couch to train for a 5K.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

A year into trying for Baby No. 2, I sat on the couch, bloated, at the end of my follicular phase.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

The old crowded wait has become a couch scroll until your green bean skewer and brisket noodles appear by e-bike.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

He lived on a lumpy couch with an aunt and uncle who did not want him.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

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

Situational and other companies share two floors, an outdoor patio with couches and heat lamps, and a gym with Situational Awareness-branded weights on the squat rack.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

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

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Instruments were replaced with couches; the control room is now a walk-in closet.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

In the school library that day, I joined a circle of twenty-two Harper students—all African American, mostly juniors and seniors—who were seated in chairs and on couches, dressed in khakis and collared shirts.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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

Instead, Mr. Pence gives the president his due wherever he deserves it, and the criticism that he offers—wherever it is due—is couched always in civil language.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 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

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

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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