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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
Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
In theory, audio analysis could be added to better translate what happens after a team breaks the huddle.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Paul Chi, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2025
Lasarte said Trump gave him free access to the club, where the two have chatted with Miami-Dade politicians and huddled over plans for the Doral resort expansion.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
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Noun
And that’s for a quarterback to repeat it without conviction in the huddle.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
In theory, audio analysis could be added to better translate what happens after a team breaks the huddle.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
Meanwhile, Adrien Brody—widely considered a top contender for his second Oscar, thanks to his role as a Holocaust survivor in The Brutalist—stood huddled in conversation near a heat lamp with his girlfriend, Marchesa designer Georgina Chapman, and Vaccarello.
—Paul Chi, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2025
Lasarte said Trump gave him free access to the club, where the two have chatted with Miami-Dade politicians and huddled over plans for the Doral resort expansion.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for huddle
Noun
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The Texas State University System Board of Regents approved the honors during a February meeting.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Mar. 2025
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The research team says the meetings to review their National Institutes of Health grant funding have been canceled twice.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN,
19 Mar. 2025
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Using some of the resources from High-Flyer, which by 2019 managed over $10 billion in assets, Liang developed a cluster of 10,000 of the Nvidia A100 GPU chips in 2022 before U.S. export restrictions took effect.—
Bryan Penprase,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, her second ring, given to her by Timothy Laurence—her husband of more than 30 years—features an oval-cut cabochon sapphire with a cluster of three diamonds on either side.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
13 Mar. 2025
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The groups challenging the firings in court say that was a lie, and Judge Alsup appeared inclined to agree during a court hearing last month.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2025
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As part of the re-boot, the group has also made some operational changes, shutting its U.S. distribution center, selling its London offices, and reducing headcount and the overall cost base.—
Samantha Conti,
WWD,
11 Mar. 2025
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And in case anyone was already missing Paris just two days after the conclusion of Paris Fashion Week, Louis Vuitton gave the New York crowd a reason to get back on the party scene.—
Kristen Tauer,
WWD,
14 Mar. 2025
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With its warm wood planking, plentiful resting areas, and plantings of long, waving grasses, the park, no matter how crowded, feels like a calm canyon snaking through crumbling tenements and monumental skyscrapers, offering occasional glimpses of the Hudson River beyond.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
13 Mar. 2025
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Nearby, kids were crouching to look into a clear tube tank and even adults were sliding on their backs under the adjacent upside-down jellyfish tank to snap a picture of these topsy-turvy creatures.—
Natallie Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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Leoni quickly peeled herself off of Grant while smiling, and Ortega crouched down on the floor.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
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The reunion with Moyes will be akin to a separated couple who bump into each other at a social gathering, then spend the rest of the evening avoiding eye contact while discreetly monitoring their every move.—
Roshane Thomas,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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The individual houses can also be booked exclusively for larger gatherings, making for a practical way for different generations of family or groups of friends to holiday together.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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In Sacramento, a new batch of state lawmakers, elected partly by mad-as-hell voters and unscarred by past legislative battles over permitting changes, may be newly receptive to making big changes too.—
CalMatters,
The Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2025
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Well, this hard cider kit is easy to use and makes three batches of tart, dry cider.—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this grouping of about 40 homes on stilts was built in the mid-1800s using wood that washed up on shore from shipwrecks.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2025
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Columbus coach Dean Evason took his top power-play unit off the ice, but his second grouping didn’t fare any better.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
10 Mar. 2025
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