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as in meeting
a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose
after an all-night huddle, the state legislature finally approved a budget for the coming year
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as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
saw a huddle of tents that turned out to be a Scout encampment
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as in group
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
in the lobby during intermission huddles of theatergoers were excitedly discussing the play
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as in to crowd
to gather into a closely packed group
the puppies huddled together to keep warm
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Recent Examples of huddle
Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Jan. 2025
The reincarnated version differed from the original a bit, so there’s an excuse for not recognizing it at first glance — even if Reid was insistent the play-call in the huddle would be identical to one barked out by head coach Hank Stram to receiver Gloster Richardson long ago.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2025
Stef W. Kight, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
One soldier, Leonid, huddled in the bone-chilling cold.
—Erin Banco, Anastasiia Malenko, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
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Noun
After being pulled into a huddle with Johnson, and a reported phone call with President-elect Donald Trump, Norman changed his vote to Johnson.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Jan. 2025
The reincarnated version differed from the original a bit, so there’s an excuse for not recognizing it at first glance — even if Reid was insistent the play-call in the huddle would be identical to one barked out by head coach Hank Stram to receiver Gloster Richardson long ago.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
Inside the room: Cotton, Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and former Intel Chair Richard Burr (R-N.C.) huddled with Gabbard for over an hour ahead of last week's committee hearing trying to make sure concerns were addressed.
—Stef W. Kight, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
One soldier, Leonid, huddled in the bone-chilling cold.
—Erin Banco, Anastasiia Malenko, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for huddle
Noun
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The arresting officer recognized how lost Todd was and issued him a month’s worth of AA meetings.—
Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
11 Feb. 2025
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Trump discussed his administration’s effort to end the war in an interview with Fox News that aired Monday, ahead of a meeting tabled for this week between his vice president, JD Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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These finds include a cluster of precious metal objects.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Two dense clusters of the spindly florals become a bikini-tie top, worn with an open-front catsuit that looks like it was drawn directly onto the models body.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
4 Feb. 2025
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Bates issued the late-night ruling denying a request from unions and nonprofit groups to halt DOGE's access to records maintained by the Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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Before Trump took office, banks and industry groups sometimes sued to block some of the agency’s rules.—
Cora Lewis,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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Lukaku and Martial both had their moments, even if they are not remembered by the Old Trafford crowd with great fondness.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
6 Feb. 2025
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But the best part was a trio of crafting stations, each of which was crowded with girls decorating hats, putting on stickers and customizing T-shirts.—
Axios,
Axios,
6 Feb. 2025
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But when the camera cut to Lamar, he was crouched down, mumbling quickly, shrouded in darkness—and performing not a hit, but a snippet of a 2024 verse that didn’t even make it onto his recent album, GNX.—
Andrew R. Chow,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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At some point that summer of 1945, quite likely on the day of the dedication, my grandfather had a photograph taken of himself crouching next to it.—
Kevin Chroust,
Outside Online,
5 Feb. 2025
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Adams delivered the heated remark while speaking at an event at Brooklyn’s Rehoboth Cathedral — a gathering billed as a rally for his reelection in June’s Democratic mayoral primary — and he was introduced by a handful of clergy members who sang his praises.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2025
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Marocco initially demurred, an official said, before finally acknowledging the gathering.—
Brett Murphy,
ProPublica,
16 Feb. 2025
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The National Archives has over the last three decades made material related to Kennedy's assassination available to the public, with the latest batch disclosed in August 2023.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2025
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In The Bachelorette's most recent season, Jenn Tran, the first Asian American star to lead any Bachelor series, chose Devin Strader from a batch of 25 contestants.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Repeating this process five times with varying groupings yielded an average accuracy of 80 percent.—
Lucy Tu,
Scientific American,
7 Feb. 2025
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What’s important to note is that this food grouping system doesn’t account for nutritional value, Dr. Vadiveloo says.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
6 Feb. 2025
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