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crouching

ADJECTIVE
cringing
Synonyms




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Video footage from the event showed senior administration officials and cabinet secretaries, including deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, FBI Director Kash Patel and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., crouching down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Video footage from the event showed senior administration officials and cabinet secretaries, including White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, Patel and Kennedy, crouching down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Images circulating on Mexican media showed man in a checked shirt on the pyramid as visitors appeared to be crouching at the foot of the Pyramid of the Moon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

As she was crouching, she lost her balance and fell.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

Every now and then, searchlights roam the sky, criss-crossing over each other and making us stop and throw ourselves to the ground, crouching low and keeping quiet till they’ve gone.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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