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Recent Examples of crackles
The whole show crackles with anything-can-happen energy.
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Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
The dynamic between Portman and Ortega crackles with a specific kind of tension — the older woman who sees her younger self and resents it, the younger woman who sees her future and fears it.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 28 Jan. 2026
Filmed entirely with iPhone 5S cameras, Tangerine crackles with immediacy and authenticity.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
At the tip of a private peninsula in North Falmouth, the waterfront estate at 40 Point Road feels like the kind of place made for gatherings — where the fire crackles, champagne flutes catch the winter light, and the view stretches endlessly across the bay.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Pluribus crackles with terrific comic tension as Carol wakes up next to her dead partner, filled with grief yet spoiling for a fight.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Gunfire crackles and screams echo through Eeka McLeod’s home in Phoenix, Arizona.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Here, hammers ping against nails, saws scrape along timber, and occasionally, a Bob Marley tune crackles to life from an old radio.
—Sharon MacHira, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2025
Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
The dynamic between Portman and Ortega crackles with a specific kind of tension — the older woman who sees her younger self and resents it, the younger woman who sees her future and fears it.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 28 Jan. 2026
Filmed entirely with iPhone 5S cameras, Tangerine crackles with immediacy and authenticity.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
At the tip of a private peninsula in North Falmouth, the waterfront estate at 40 Point Road feels like the kind of place made for gatherings — where the fire crackles, champagne flutes catch the winter light, and the view stretches endlessly across the bay.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Pluribus crackles with terrific comic tension as Carol wakes up next to her dead partner, filled with grief yet spoiling for a fight.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Gunfire crackles and screams echo through Eeka McLeod’s home in Phoenix, Arizona.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Here, hammers ping against nails, saws scrape along timber, and occasionally, a Bob Marley tune crackles to life from an old radio.
—Sharon MacHira, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crackles
Verb
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If steam bubbles and hisses out of the end grain as the firewood heats up on the fire, the wood is wet or green and needs to be seasoned longer before burning.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
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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Now former Roots and Black Swan chef Charlie Smith heads up the kitchen, although Tommy often pops in for lunch.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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Just walking the sidewalk at Madison Children's Museum is full of surprises—artwork pops up spontaneously through the windows for a one-of-a-kind experience every time.—
Elena Donovan Mauer,
Parents,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The arc of the season sputters between big and little problems in a haphazard manner, with strange side quests for Simon and Trevor that are more head-scratching than adventurous.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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That's why, for weeks, Browns fans, analysts, and even local radio hosts have pressed Cleveland to give Sanders more playing time as the offense sputters under Dillon Gabriel.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Nov. 2025
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“Crackles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crackles. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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