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Recent Examples of crackled
Lightning strikes crackled through the clouds 37 times during the storm in Ada County, according to the meteorologist.
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Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2026
Though many were faded and dusty, the assemblages nevertheless crackled with an almost urgent vibrancy, beckoning the viewer closer.
—News Desk, Artforum, 30 Mar. 2026
That’s what Prager was dreaming of, at least, before the radio crackled below.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 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, a fire crackled in the woodstove.
—Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
As his arm brushed against the concrete wall, the wool of his suit crackled.
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
The radio crackled as a wall of orange sand filled the view through the windshield.
—Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2025
His fastball touched 104 mph and crackled with electricity as the Cubs notched only one hit against him.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2026
Though many were faded and dusty, the assemblages nevertheless crackled with an almost urgent vibrancy, beckoning the viewer closer.
—News Desk, Artforum, 30 Mar. 2026
That’s what Prager was dreaming of, at least, before the radio crackled below.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 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, a fire crackled in the woodstove.
—Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
As his arm brushed against the concrete wall, the wool of his suit crackled.
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
The radio crackled as a wall of orange sand filled the view through the windshield.
—Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2025
His fastball touched 104 mph and crackled with electricity as the Cubs notched only one hit against him.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crackled
Verb
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His line drive hissed past a leaping Steffen for a 3-2 Miami lead.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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Like the tongues of a multi-headed snake, the Trail of Tears hissed through Chattanooga, Northern Alabama, Western North Carolina, Middle Tennessee and up through Southern Illinois, down through Missouri, across Arkansas before stopping in what is now Eastern Oklahoma.—
Keith Sharon,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The tremors from Old Trafford also rustled the papers on the desk of Napoli’s sporting director Giovanni Manna.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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The wind rustled gently through the leaves, and the only other sound was the soft buzz of bees moving from flower to flower.—
Menganyi Moroga,
Christian Science Monitor,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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But Brown has seemed to often be frustrated by his role in the team’s offense, which continued last fall as his production dipped and the offense as a whole sputtered.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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Judge Dredd has two movies of varying quality, but attempts to follow the 2012 version with a TV show appear to have sputtered out.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Chefs are eye-to-eye with customers, who curiously watch fish being sliced and sizzled.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2026
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Las Vegas has similarly sizzled.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Crackled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crackled. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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