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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crepitate
Verb
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Fireworks crackled over the center-field scoreboard.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026 -
Once the age checks were done, the opening bars to the FIFA anthem crackled through the stadium speakers, and the players filed onto the field, gripping the hands of the young local players escorting them.—
Ryan Lenora Brown,
NPR,
14 June 2026
Verb
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So everyone’s just barely squeaking by.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
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Crysencio Summerville squeaks it just inside the left post in the 64th minute to retake the lead for The Netherlands, 2-1.—
Jim Barnes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 June 2026
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“Crepitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crepitate. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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