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as in theory
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as in idea
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Recent Examples of hunch
Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
But why do the people look hunched over or moving like zombies?
—James Ward, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
Without clinical trials, physicians specializing in treating long COVID must rely on hunches to guide their clinical decisions, says Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly, the chief of research and development at the VA St Louis Healthcare System.
—Sarah Boden, NPR, 25 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Add a couple more decades to that face, throw in a cane, and have Redmayne hunch over.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
But why do the people look hunched over or moving like zombies?
—James Ward, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
That lack of data leaves everyone, except those willing to risk their own health on either their own hunches or those of wellness influencers, worse off.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
Without clinical trials, physicians specializing in treating long COVID must rely on hunches to guide their clinical decisions, says Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly, the chief of research and development at the VA St Louis Healthcare System.
—Sarah Boden, NPR, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunch
Verb
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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
Noun
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The theory dates to An Emerging Democratic Majority, an influential 2002 book by political scientists John B. Judis and Ruy Teixeira.—
Jane Hong / Made by History,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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All three men were national and international icons whose assassinations — and the theories swirling around them — became the stuff of books, movies, controversy, and the pages of history itself.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Still, whether Hovde can get over the final hump remains a major question.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
3 Nov. 2024
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He’s gotten over the major-winning hump and quickly joined a growing list of top active players with two majors (Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Collin Morikawa, Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Thomas and Dustin Johnson).—
Hugh Kellenberger and Gabby Herzig,
The Athletic,
24 July 2024
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And Analysts Work Together As One The most powerful ideas align with the needs of the audience.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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This trade idea has the Rockets bolstering their frontcourt by adding one of the best available big men on the trading block, Portland Trail Blazers center, Robert Williams III.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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
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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
Noun
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Today’s average difficulty is 3.6 guesses out of 6, or easy breezy.—
New York Times Games,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Goldman is their choice if bigger deals make a return, and their guess is deals broadly will intensify towards the fourth quarter of this year.—
Kelly Evans,
CNBC,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Rankings are a dime a dozen, but this list — which uses economic metrics like job growth, wages and affordable housing to measure a city's success — underscores Tampa Bay's challenges.—
Yacob Reyes,
Axios,
27 Jan. 2025
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In 2024, the EMEA region reported 3.3 percent growth in sales to 680.2 million euros, representing 35 percent of the total.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Like an adult version of the Heathers of Heathers, the trio are bound by a notion of friendship that is stronger than the truth it is based on.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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Trump’s administration argued the move will allow officials to deport those with criminal records, but members of the CHC pushed back on this notion.—
Cheyanne M. Daniels,
The Hill,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Hunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunch. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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