couched

verb

Definition of couchednext
past tense of couch
1
as in expressed
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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2
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 Synonyms for couched
  1. articulated
  2. stated
  3. formulated
  4. put
Verb
  • That’s a strategy that has been articulated to cable employees in recent days by Mark Lazarus, the senior NBCU executive who has been named CEO of the new company.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This view was famously articulated by Alfred Adler, who saw ambition as the inability to be satisfied with one’s achievements, or the ability to remain always dissatisfied with them.
    Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of articulated
Verb
  • In addition, the user might have stated that physics is altered, maybe telling the AI to pretend that the action is occurring on the Moon or Mars.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Jones falsely stated the school shooting was staged and baselessly accused the families of being crisis actors.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of stated
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  • The Your Best Self Peptide Plumping Gloss, for example, is formulated with adaptogens like Guarana and Ginseng to help naturally enhance the appearance of smoother, fuller, and plumper lips.
    Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • They are formulated with ingredients like Italian Olive Oil, Hyaluronic Acid, Goji Berry, and Sicilian Avocado to nourish, moisturize, and condition lips.
    Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of formulated
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  • The idea morphed into a bowl design that puts more of the 67.500 fans in the lower bowl than any other stadium in the league, also with the smallest upper deck in the NFL, says Evans, the designer of both SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, and U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
    Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The sightings have put intense pressure on federal agencies to provide more information about the sightings.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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