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Recent Examples of crappy Director Peter Segal shared the crappy circumstances around the encounter while speaking with Entertainment Weekly in celebration of the film's 30th anniversary and its upcoming release on 4K (out March 25). Mike Miller, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025 Neo-Nazi rock bands freely passed out CDs of their crappy music at Angel Stadium during the 2000s and were still playing clandestine concerts at local bars last decade. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025 Go talk to Democrats in the legislature who have brought us this crappy project. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025 How many tiny characters or micro-moments from the original Karate Kid and its mostly crappy sequels have been repurposed or expanded for this sequel series 40 years later? Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crappy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crappy
Adjective
  • Transgender kids, especially under the current president, are facing terrible rights losses and bigotry.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
  • Such legislation is meant to destabilize Pakistan’s internal politics, which is in no one’s interests, except those who promoted such a terrible idea in the first place.
    Christopher Shays, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
Adjective
  • Consumer spending softened, increasing 1.8%, down from a 4% rise in the fourth quarter, but a decent performance in light of stock market turmoil and poor weather early in the quarter.
    Paul Davidson, USA Today, 1 May 2025
  • Still, some of the behavioral risks resemble sports betting, including the potential for addiction, poor money management and loss chasing, unrealistic expectations of success, and inappropriate reactions to negative results.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Tesla troubles: Amid tough year, Tesla releases a new, cheaper version of the Model Y Is the 2025 Tesla Model Y a good SUV to get?
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 10 May 2025
  • Residents near her office at Alhambra Boulevard and Q Street compete to get cheaper parking that doesn’t charge at an hourly rate.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • Lower-caste Hindus and Muslims were frequently forced to subsist on food considered inferior, such as crabs, frogs, and snakes.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 2 May 2025
  • This isn't just about a fine; the Commission forcing us to change our business model effectively imposes a multi-billion-dollar tariff on Meta while requiring us to offer an inferior service.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In Your Lawn Clover isn't a bad plant to have growing amongst the grass.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
  • Below, a few of my favorite books about bad mothering, from the benignly neglectful to the downright evil.
    Sarah Harman, People.com, 11 May 2025
Adjective
  • The smell, an odor like rotten eggs, is the sargassum piles decomposing, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Once seaweed washes ashore, the piles start to rot and release hydrogen sulfide gas, which smells like rotten eggs.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • For fine curls, go with a lightweight and water-based option; for thick, coarse curls, cream-based with butters and oils is best, says Chantell Carrtherol, a professional hairstylist and curl specialist.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 2 May 2025
  • Both models cost less than $200 and are ideal for pet owners that need a vacuum cleaner that can handle coarse fur, hair, and of course, hairballs.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2025

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“Crappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crappy. Accessed 14 May. 2025.

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