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couched

verb

past tense of couch

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to convey in appropriate or telling terms I'm trying to couch this delicately: I don't think we should date anymore

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as in crouched

to lie low with the limbs close to the body I couched behind the partition so as to avoid an awkward situation with my ex

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Recent Examples of couched His legal team couched the City Council’s move to weaken the mayor’s authority and strip him of privileges as a petty effort to unseat the youngest mayor in the city’s history, and one who has questioned their leadership. — Reed Williams, AJC.com, 29 July 2026 Yet every bit of critique was couched as serving a larger goal for both of them. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026 Thankfully, there are self-aware jabs as well, and it’s all couched in a character- and ensemble-centric ending that has hearty portions that help the random sour bite go down smoothly. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 June 2026 But several edits would survive, including one that couched emissions in the context of economic growth and another in which Mottershead suggested moving a punchy line from lower in the article up to the very top. — Maddie Stone, ProPublica, 25 June 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. — Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026 Kocurek’s praise wasn’t couched, however. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 9 June 2026 It’s almost always couched in aspirational terms. — Joshua Rivera, Vanity Fair, 8 June 2026 The initiative, whose other official name is the Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative (Sustainability Initiative), is couched in the language of environmentalism. — Jessi Jezewska Stevens, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

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Executives expressed interest in the opportunity but there was also a measure of caution given their past experience in the country.

— Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Her team expressed appreciation for the support and is open to continuing the conversation, according to a joint announcement from the governor and the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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Over the following two and a half years, the data center will incrementally ramp its load up to a minimum bill demand of 480 megawatts with a maximum contract demand of 600 megawatts, the memo said.

— Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026
An attorney representing Matthew Mayich’s family said Arizona State University is mishandling the investigation into the hockey player’s collapse and hospitalization and called on members of the coaching staff to be put on administrative leave.

— Nathan Fenno, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of said

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It’s designed to interpret intent, so a request doesn’t necessarily have to be phrased as a precise smart home command.

— Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Hafley came up with his point guard comparison months ago after watching film of Sieler repeatedly setting up his teammates for sack or, phrased more appropriately, dishing out assists to his teammates.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of phrased

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Family members' concerns, as articulated in the Military Times and Stars and Stripes, have raised alarm bells on Capitol Hill.

— Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
The shock of the new is United’s defining theme this summer, articulated by David Hopkinson, the club’s chief executive, in his recent interview with The Athletic.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of articulated

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The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs stated that about 10 percent of Chocó’s population — 69,000 people — were affected or displaced by the earthquake, per AP.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
However, even if the cameras were removed, Lexington police and Thomasville police have their own cameras, the press release stated.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of stated

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That being said, neither of their statements seemed as strongly worded as UEFA’s and focused on not being consulted rather than the substance of the proposal.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 29 July 2026
There isn’t a positive review in sight as the finders rip through strongly worded and insulting critiques from major music publications.

— Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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