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as in theory
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as in idea
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Recent Examples of hunch
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Align your head: Your chin should not jut forward and your head should be centered over your shoulders.
Relax your shoulders and avoid hunching forward: Think about gently pulling your shoulder blades together.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 13 Sep. 2024
Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 23 Oct. 2024
Just a hunch as this could really go any which way.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2024
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Verb
Jenny hunched up her shoulders to keep her hair securely tucked in.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Align your head: Your chin should not jut forward and your head should be centered over your shoulders.
Relax your shoulders and avoid hunching forward: Think about gently pulling your shoulder blades together.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 13 Sep. 2024
Noun
My hunch is the Bears will begin the 21-day practice window for Larry Borom on Wednesday.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 23 Oct. 2024
Just a hunch as this could really go any which way.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunch
Verb
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Zhenya crouches there in the hallway, cradling her hands, her jacket released.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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In the opening scene of the third season of Somebody Somewhere, Bridget Everett’s character, Sam Miller, crouches on the floor of a bar, talking baby-talk to a dog.Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
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While the triggers for the extreme cold at that time are debated, prevailing theories involve changes in tectonic plate activity, including the release of particles into the atmosphere that reflected sunlight away from Earth.Liam Courtney-Davies, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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One theory is that its effects may have something to do with the drugs’ ability to induce the feeling of satiation.Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Noun
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What stands out the most in the new research is an anatomical feature suggested by the woolly rhino’s bone structure but never seen before: a fatty hump on the back of the juvenile Abyisky woolly rhino.Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 17 Sep. 2024
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Speed humps aren't scary if it's equipped with the £2,200 ($2,855) lift kit, which raises and lowers the front end in just four seconds—a six-second improvement over the 720S.Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Two to three yards, everybody’s got the good ideas.Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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For more gift ideas, be sure to check out our picks for the 10 top Amazon Black Friday deals here and the 10 top Walmart Black Friday deals here.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Meerkats' cooperation efforts include huddling together for warmth and standing to serve as a safety lookout for the group.Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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Tongue tingling acidity and huddled tannins that keep this flavor matrix intact.Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Noun
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This usually would be a good guess—the mainstream media, especially those who are addicted to social media, tend to be out of touch.Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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What happens after, however, seems to be anyone’s guess.Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Arizona Republic documented the growth of farming towns into a massive metro area.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Since Swift began dating Kelce, the league saw explosive growth in fandom among women, who are engaging with the NFL and its content like never before.Glamour, Glamour, 21 Nov. 2024
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Linkages between these users and any administration would subvert the traditional notion of citizenship, and agreements between the entities would be unlike ordinary alliances.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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Mann scorned the notion of the writer as political activist.George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Hunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunch. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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