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Recent Examples of crackle
Braving the crackling midwinter cold, tens of thousands of New Yorkers showed up to celebrate—and photographer Poupay Jutharat was right there with them, training her lens on their colorful outerwear; sundry pins, sashes, and badges; and the cheering air of bonhomie.
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Poupay Jutharat, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2026
What about building that crackling, impressive looking fire that is giving off hardly any heat at all?
—Simon Heptinstall
december 31, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2025
The radio crackled as a wall of orange sand filled the view through the windshield.
—Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2025
On the same phone, the police recovered a nearly three-minute video, very dimly lit, of a small figure working at the trunk of a large tree, a chainsaw droning in the background, leaning his whole weight into the job until the crackling collapse began.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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Poupay Jutharat, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2026
What about building that crackling, impressive looking fire that is giving off hardly any heat at all?
—Simon Heptinstall
december 31, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2025
The radio crackled as a wall of orange sand filled the view through the windshield.
—Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2025
On the same phone, the police recovered a nearly three-minute video, very dimly lit, of a small figure working at the trunk of a large tree, a chainsaw droning in the background, leaning his whole weight into the job until the crackling collapse began.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crackle
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As always, the kittens will be hissing from a luxury suite a safe distance away from the action.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
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The heaters hissed and clanked, let off steam, fogged up the windows.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Dec. 2025
Verb
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There are rain showers, uplit shelves, televisions seemingly floating somewhere in the wall cavity, and curtains that expose the cube-like room to the rustling lemon trees with the flick of a button.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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Thompson’s Anna Andrews initially appears as a frantic figure in a ratty hoodie, chugging wine from the bottle and rustling around an Atlanta apartment that is in an alarming state of disarray.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Crackle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crackle. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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