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Recent Examples of crumb And Alex Singleton was in pursuit, ready to gobble up any crumbs. Troy Renck, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025 The pellets of crumb rubber in turf contain toxic chemicals like petroleum compounds, metals, and lead, according to Stuart Shalat, former director of the Division of Environmental Health at Georgia State University. Jon-David Regis, NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025 Owners are advised to be proactive about counter-surfing by never leaving food or crumbs out, as even small amounts can cause a pup to develop a bad habit. Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025 Best Amazon Prime Day Vacuum Deals Between pet hair, crumbs on the floor, and dust and dirt from daily traction, equip your home with a good vacuum to tackle it all. Katrina Cossey, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crumb
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crumb
Noun
  • The shreds will quickly soften in a few minutes at room temperature.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
  • After all, that warped sitcom spoof has to be one of the most genuinely demented things to ever air, without a shred of warning and in the middle of the night, on cable TV.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The room is shadowy but lively, with the sense that there are things going on in every speck of the frame.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Every splash of rain, speck of dust, or pinprick of light could mar the negative.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There were glimmers of hope, even in bitter defeat, for the reigning AFC champions.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The new research offered one glimmer of hope, as populations of the green sea turtle are rebounding thanks to conservation efforts.
    Nell Lewis, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The light brown hair, worn in an all-purpose crop, bears flecks of gray.
    Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Yes, these flecks are seeds that were once inside of a vanilla bean, confirms Britton.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The host, Scotty, is an acerbic jerk who saves his meanest digs for Richter’s Mickey.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Saddled with an uninteresting jerk half the time and a muzzled non-entity the other half, there’s only a handful of moments in the first six episodes where Powell’s star power shines through.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Pacific Time, under a sprinkling Seattle sky and a closed roof at T-Mobile Park.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • When the Linguina Monograno all’Astice arrives, there are oohs and aahs as a waiter tosses the pasta in front of guests and finishes with a sprinkling of zest from a cedro, a large Italian citrus.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The comet bits have also spread a fair distance from it sideways, which is why some of the particles now intersect the Earth even though the comet's orbit does not.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Binoculars may be necessary to view the comet’s wispy tail, which is a result of high-speed particles from the sun pushing gas and dust away from the comet’s nucleus.
    Dan Falk, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The American Kennel Club stresses that keeping a consistent routine is important for dogs at every stage of life.
    Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The Del Mar Foundation invites the dogs of Del Mar and their humans to attend the fun and free Annual Halloween Dog Parade & Costume Competition.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Crumb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crumb. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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