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Recent Examples of crackles
Gunfire crackles and screams echo through Eeka McLeod’s home in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crackles
Verb
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Even Super Dog makes an appearance — cape, mask and all — ready to leap into action the moment a snack bag rustles.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, hikers trace goat paths to the secluded Tatevi Anapat Hermitage, where wind rustles through fig trees and the only sound is the echo of footfalls on ancient stone.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
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There in the dark, a poem by my grandmother pops into my head.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The player must complete the dare inside when a balloon pops or claim their treat.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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If the Seattle running game once again sputters, moving the ball through the air could (obviously) be a struggle against Stingley and Co.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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And can Justin Herbert rev up an offense that sputters in the red zone while likely missing LT Joe Alt to an ankle injury?—
Greg Cote
October 2,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Crackles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crackles. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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