Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crepitate
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But at least the whole street comes together in the end, with someone strumming a guitar as the pages crackle.—
Adrienne Matei,
The Atlantic,
13 Aug. 2025 -
Perched above the busy, cobblestoned Old Town streets, the restaurant's stone fireplace dominates the space, crackling with the same wood fires that have cooked peka for millennia.—
Jenn Rice,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Earlier this year, the Sony Pictures’ Keke Palmer–SZA buddy comedy One of Them Days squeaked out a small profit, grossing $51 million on a $14 million budget (a sequel is reportedly in the works).—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
4 Aug. 2025
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Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo squeaked out a slight lead over Democratic mayoral primary winner and state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani in a two-way race, a new poll Tuesday shows.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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“Crepitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crepitate. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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