as in garbage
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
that whole thing about how surprised she was to win the award was a crock
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Recent Examples of crock
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
Temperatures in the cockpits reportedly hit 140 degrees, transforming sleek miracles of automotive technology into 180-mph crock pots.
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Kevin Sherrington,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Mar. 2026
Beren Cross,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
Store indigo garments together or wrap them in tissue to avoid crocking.
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Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 July 2024
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Noun
Cook up a great crock pot meal, make some special sandwiches and ready a cheese board.
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Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
Temperatures in the cockpits reportedly hit 140 degrees, transforming sleek miracles of automotive technology into 180-mph crock pots.
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Kevin Sherrington,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
But which No 9 good enough to lead a Premier League promotion chase is going to come to Leeds this month and sit on the bench waiting for the Dutchman to get crocked?
Farke has mentioned Gnonto as an emergency striker option, if needed.
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Beren Cross,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
Store indigo garments together or wrap them in tissue to avoid crocking.
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Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crock
Noun
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Since construction at the Eagle Rock site — so nicknamed after a decrepit colonnade — first stalled in 2008, the only thing that accumulated faster than the garbage and graffiti were the epithets from outraged community members.
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Relying Too Much On Garbage Disposals Though the name may be deceiving, garbage disposals aren’t actually designed to dispose of all garbage.
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The sequence in which Carmy tries to talk Richie down from a panic attack feels equally dynamic and alive right to its conclusion — when Carmy pretends they’ve gotten locked in, just as Carmy once was, to mess with Richie’s head.
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No one can match her depth and passion to get vengeance on Krem of the Yellow Hills for messing with her family — a sentiment Cancers understand.
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Even Hauser can’t rescue this culturally insensitive, stereotype-perpetuating nonsense.
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Some beer companies even make canned versions of the drink, but forget that nonsense — there is nothing better than a fresh, handmade michelada.
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Not only were Carlson and Trouba leaning toward departures, but team captain Radko Gudas is an unrestricted free agent, leaving the right side of the Ducks’ defense in flux if not disarray.
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That signing eventually turned a franchise used to disarray to one with legit postseason hopes.
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Her lab has found even modest additions to the diet — a handful of nuts or an avocado — can enrich certain beneficial bacteria over the course of a few weeks.
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Including foods like avocado, olive oil, nuts, or seeds can make your meal more satisfying and may also stimulate digestion.
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Domingo and Fey get snarky, a clever visual gag earns a surprise laugh, the dialogue is sharper than usual, and the main pairings get jumbled up with purposeful, delightful results.
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Ditch the mish-mash of clothes jumbled in your closet with the help of these storage bins, which are just $4 apiece right now, or add extra clothing storage with this duo of under-bed bags that even have wheels.
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So where does the rubbish come from?
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With no petrol to run dustbin trucks, rubbish is being burnt in the streets.
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Because the devices are relatively new, hospitals do not always categorize the exact type of vehicle involved in a crash, and details such as speed are self-reported, meaning the data can be muddled.
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Mixing too many competing scents in the same area also muddles the experience, and strong essential oils like peppermint or cinnamon can quickly overload a space.
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“Crock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crock. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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