crackly

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Recent Examples of crackly As the cake bakes, the sugar helps create a crackly crust. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025 This game requires you to deploy units around the map based on nothing more than crackly radio reports from the front line. Barry Collins, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024 Get the recipe 11 of 20 Chocolate Torte Rich and dense with a crackly top, this rustic-elegant dessert is perfect for company. Josh Miller, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2024 Imagine the best parts of a baguette and a bagel in one roll, with a light, crackly crust and an airy crumb structure that still delivers a chewy bite. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for crackly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crackly
Adjective
  • Once the chops are done, put them directly into the crusty rolls, followed by a couple of slices of tomato and some lettuce.
    Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Despite the ever-changing menu, guests can expect traditional loaves of crusty sourdough and gooey almond croissants, as well as Virtuoso’s signature Valrhona chocolate chip cookie, made with 46% milk chocolate and 64% dark chocolate.
    Olivia Lee, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Bird flu, be damned, Americans want their crunchy chicken.
    Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Customers will get the chance to add Pop Tart pieces to a strawberry swirl, crunchy toffee pieces to caramel, or Oreo pieces to brownie batter.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Panera’s Croissant Toast Sandwiches Panera’s new Croissant Toast Sandwiches mash up buttery, flaky texture with savory fillings like ham, cheese, and Dijon cream sauce.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Brush hot rolls with honey butter; sprinkle with flaky sea salt.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • After selling out nationwide in less than a week in December 2024, the nuggets are returning nationwide on April 24 as part of the chain's plan to add crispy chicken to menus permanently by 2026.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • With crispy chicken dominating fast food menus lately—from tenders to the return of the McDonald’s Snack Wrap and America’s overall love for chicken tenders and nuggets—Taco Bell’s play feels both inevitable and right on time.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • There’s an elegant severity to the natural elements that share the frame with the movie’s characters, manifested in silhouettes against vast cloudy skies, delicate snowfalls, shafts of light in dark interiors and crisp air filled with smoke and dust.
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
  • The All-American Mom Patz & Hall North Coast Brut Sparkling, CA: A crisp and zesty expression of 100% Chardonnay from cool climate vineyards.
    Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • Osteoporosis causes the bones to become incredibly brittle.
    Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
  • If polyethylene and polypropylene aren’t completely separated during recycling, the resulting mix can be brittle and generally unusable for creating new products.
    Alex Jordan, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • There is marine sand and sediment, river wash, and alluvium, with pockets of soft, crumbly earth and clay.
    Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Using a fork, cut in butter until flour mixture is crumbly.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025

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“Crackly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crackly. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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