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Recent Examples of crackle
The downstairs living space is designed to showcase views of the surrounding woodland forest, which can also be enjoyed outside, by the crackling wood stove, or while whipping up a Maine classic with the property’s lobster pot and popover pan.
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2026
Afternoons are for sweating it out in saunas, reading a good book or having a nap in a gentle swinging hammock, while evenings are for cozying up, a candlelit dinner, and a crackling fire.
—Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Mar. 2026
Wind gusts buffeted the mountain and churned the air into a flurry of ice crystals that stung the climbers’ faces and crackled against their helmets.
—Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
Inside, crackling fires create inviting places to sip a bourbon cocktail.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2026
Afternoons are for sweating it out in saunas, reading a good book or having a nap in a gentle swinging hammock, while evenings are for cozying up, a candlelit dinner, and a crackling fire.
—Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Mar. 2026
Wind gusts buffeted the mountain and churned the air into a flurry of ice crystals that stung the climbers’ faces and crackled against their helmets.
—Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
Inside, crackling fires create inviting places to sip a bourbon cocktail.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crackle
Verb
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The site, which bubbled and hissed for decades, is still called the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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Then there's hissing through the air vents.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Those few included Sacajawea, the Indian guide for Lewis and Clark, and Ella Watson, hanged for cattle rustling.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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His presentation showed these daytime levels to be roughly equivalent to a quiet rural area, while nighttime levels would be at the sound level of a whisper or rustling leaves.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Crackle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crackle. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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