as in sofa
a long upholstered piece of furniture designed for several sitters
find yourself a place on the couch and make yourself at home
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as in to say
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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Recent Examples of couch
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2025
Sherer spoke to Newsweek about what inspired the theory and how people can find or cultivate their own couch friendships.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Jan. 2025
Forensic services should be useful and couched in language that the court can understand and must withstand critical review and rebuttal from opposing parties.
—Sonia Singh, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
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Noun
This should be done weekly and before deep cleaning the couch.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2025
Sherer spoke to Newsweek about what inspired the theory and how people can find or cultivate their own couch friendships.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
Many of the promises VoteVets makes when claiming to advocate veterans’ interests are couched in the language of the Democratic Party.
—Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Jan. 2025
Forensic services should be useful and couched in language that the court can understand and must withstand critical review and rebuttal from opposing parties.
—Sonia Singh, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for couch
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Cork paneling by Phillip Jeffries wraps the media room, where a custom animal-print sofa hangs with Pascal Mourgue seats for Ligne Roset, a Nathalie Du Pasquier painting, and an Art Nouveau plant stand.—
Hannah Martin,
Architectural Digest,
16 Jan. 2025
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In footage posted from the at-home fashion show, Deborah — who was in hospice care at the end of her life — can be seen sitting on their sofa reacting to a number of gowns her daughter modeled in their living room.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Trump has said there is a national emergency at the southern border, which was a central part of his campaign message, and is implementing several executive orders related to immigration and border security on his first day in office.—
Brad Dress,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has already provided more than $32 million to wildfire survivors, spokesperson Michael Hart said. Pasadena will implement red-flag parking restrictions beginning Monday, the city said in a release.—
Chris Boyette and Michelle Watson,
CNN,
20 Jan. 2025
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During the battle, viewers saw a cameraman crouching in the corner for the shot.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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The deputies spotted the drag trail through the brush and followed it to the cat, still crouched over Taylen’s body.—
Malcolm Brooks Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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People may speak less freely, share less information and keep their guard up, remaining hesitant to express themselves.—
Jason Foodman,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Joe Biden, then Vice President, called Ukraine's president Petro Poroshenko, to express the administration's unhappiness.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Volunteers handed out coffee and snacks to the people huddled in their cars to stay warm.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Hillary and her top advisers were huddling on the plane, trying to figure out how to weather this one last blow.—
Ilyse Hogue,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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And so parents, many of whom cherish their children and want to show them love and affection, are forced to put them in nursing homes, sometimes hundreds of miles distant.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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This process essentially discharges the battery without allowing the electrons to be put to use.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
17 Jan. 2025
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The catch phrases that the departing and once-and-future presidents have used to describe their foreign policies don’t on their own suggest such very different approaches to the United States’ engagement with the world.—
Howard LaFranchi,
The Christian Science Monitor,
14 Jan. 2025
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However, Dylan has a way of phrasing himself in a way that can be teasingly hard to pin down.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
26 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Therefore, the baddies will do various sneaky ploys of wording their requests to slip under the radar of the language-level circuit breakers.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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These legal tenets, designed to quash criticism of, and political opposition to, Beijing’s ultimate authority are vaguely worded and far-reaching in application.—
James Marsh,
Deadline,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Couch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/couch. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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