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Recent Examples of crackle
The visitor sings scientific names of species over a musical score infused with sounds of flowing water and crackling ice.
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Keridwen Cornelius, New York Times, 3 May 2025
This Blue Devils’ lineup has snapped and crackled all season, with plenty of pop, too, with .515 slugging percentage, outscoring opponents 294-146.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2025
On nights when a full moon or crackling fire aren’t enough to create a flattering nighttime glow, the best outdoor pendant lights can offer an appreciated assist in creating an ambient setting.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 24 Apr. 2025
Once the age checks were done, the opening bars to the FIFA anthem crackled through the stadium speakers, and the players filed onto the field, gripping the hands of the young local players escorting them.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 13 Apr. 2025
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Keridwen Cornelius, New York Times, 3 May 2025
This Blue Devils’ lineup has snapped and crackled all season, with plenty of pop, too, with .515 slugging percentage, outscoring opponents 294-146.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2025
On nights when a full moon or crackling fire aren’t enough to create a flattering nighttime glow, the best outdoor pendant lights can offer an appreciated assist in creating an ambient setting.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 24 Apr. 2025
Once the age checks were done, the opening bars to the FIFA anthem crackled through the stadium speakers, and the players filed onto the field, gripping the hands of the young local players escorting them.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crackle
Verb
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Some of the injured were being taken to hospital in ambulances, and in another video, a loud hissing sound can be heard before a blast hits a few feet away from a crowd of bicyclists.—
Mushtaq Yusufzai,
NBC news,
6 May 2025
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The door is heard to open with a whoosh and a hissing sound, but neither the door nor the plane exterior are shown in the aftermath.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The men heard rustling in the bushes uphill to their right.—
Benjamin Alva Polley,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2025
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In night mode, the small LED power indicator dims and the low fan setting registers just 19 dB. That’s considerably quieter than whispering or rustling leaves.—
Brad Moon,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Crackle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crackle. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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