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as in to pop
to break suddenly with an explosive sound the tree branch unexpectedly cracked under our weight

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as in to choke
to yield to mental or emotional stress after hours of tough questioning the suspect finally cracked and blurted out a confession

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as in to decipher
to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language the United States military used the Navajo language as a code during World War II, and the enemy never cracked it

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as in to bother
to cause to go insane or as if insane cracked by years in solitary confinement, the prisoner could only maunder incoherently

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crack

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noun

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as in fissure
an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure a pebble struck the car's windshield and left a spidery crack in it

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crack

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adjective

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Recent Examples of crack
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The couple donned Neoprene bodysuits, went straight into the airless room and fled with the safe, which was cracked using a power saw. Mark Gray, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025 And so far… nothing’s happening, though the door seems to be cracked. Rance Collins, IndieWire, 9 Aug. 2025
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Many of these cases have stylish designs and sensitive screen protectors to prevent cracks and scratches. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025 Molten rock beneath the crust rose upward, stretching and pulling apart the surface, creating miles-long cracks. Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crack
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crack
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  • Literally, as this is about Shabbat clubs, popping up all over New York City and beyond on Friday nights, per the Jewish tradition.
    Sophie Liza Cannon, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The former child star popped up in eight episodes of the third season, playing a religious-leaning pot smoker who becomes involved with Silas.
    James Mercadante, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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  • Montgomery County Jail records showed that the athlete was arrested following an incident at his home that same morning and is accused of assaulting and choking or suffocating an individual.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • He was accused of choking Jacob and then two hours later choking him again and hitting him in the face.
    Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
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  • The article includes a fancy-looking formula central to the algorithm, but the formula is nearly impossible to decipher since the authors didn’t bother to explain half the symbols in it.
    Noah Giansiracusa, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
  • We’re left to decipher the difference between fact and fiction.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
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  • Linear Networks revenue fell 15% to $2.27 billion and operating income declined 28% to $697 million driven by the Star India transaction that knocked international revenue down by 58%.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Remember, as little as 6 inches of moving water can knock you off your feet.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
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  • But there is a possibility that most of this problem is simply solved by conventional stellar physics, says Korn.
    Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Connecticut’s shortage of more than 90,000 affordable units won’t be solved by freezing rents.
    Ben Proto, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
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  • If a body is here, whoever buried it didn’t bother digging deep, because there’s no fear of getting caught.
    Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The article includes a fancy-looking formula central to the algorithm, but the formula is nearly impossible to decipher since the authors didn’t bother to explain half the symbols in it.
    Noah Giansiracusa, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
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  • These magma-spewing mounds are responsible for 80 percent of the country’s seismic activity, including glowing fissures that splinter the landscape for up to 2 miles.
    Robin Catalano, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The measures eventually passed after internal Democratic fissures led to enough representatives returning to form a quorum.
    Rachael Dziaba, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2025
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  • The decline threatens to push record beef prices even higher, with tariffs limiting importers’ ability to soften the blow.
    Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The Postal Savings Bank, established in 1911, softened the blow of the Great Depression for millions, before being killed by the big banks in 1967.
    Mark Dimondstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025

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“Crack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crack. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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