1
as in shred
a very small amount
a neglected dog who is desperate for any crumb of affection he might get from strangers
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2
as in speck
a very small piece
eating pretzels in bed got crumbs between the sheets
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3
as in bastard
slang
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
if I ever start behaving as obnoxiously as those crumbs, be sure to give me a good slap on the kisser
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Recent Examples of crumb
Sweeping daily—especially in the kitchen—prevents dust, crumbs, and dirt from building up and keeps floors consistently fresh.
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Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 8 Jan. 2026
After picking up after her dog’s shedding fur and food crumbs for years, senior SEO analyst Stewart Savin found that the Bissell PowerClean FurFinder has been one of the best cordless models to tackle these messes and more on hardwoods.
—Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 6 Jan. 2026
However, disguised in between layers of the sandwich is the classic Reese’s peanut butter creme and chocolate — plus a sprinkle of Oreo cookie crumbs.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Reese's peanut butter creme with Oreo cookie crumbs sandwiched between two traditional Oreo cookies (available permanently on Jan. 5, 2026)
Greta Cross is a national trending reporter at USA TODAY.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
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Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 8 Jan. 2026
After picking up after her dog’s shedding fur and food crumbs for years, senior SEO analyst Stewart Savin found that the Bissell PowerClean FurFinder has been one of the best cordless models to tackle these messes and more on hardwoods.
—Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 6 Jan. 2026
However, disguised in between layers of the sandwich is the classic Reese’s peanut butter creme and chocolate — plus a sprinkle of Oreo cookie crumbs.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Reese's peanut butter creme with Oreo cookie crumbs sandwiched between two traditional Oreo cookies (available permanently on Jan. 5, 2026)
Greta Cross is a national trending reporter at USA TODAY.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crumb
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Medium shred Sized somewhere between the tiniest holes and the largest ones, this side of the grater is perfect for shredding carrots.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
27 Jan. 2026
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The counter-move is that New England has no shred of Broncos tape on hand to prepare for Stidham.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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The company’s share of its agreement with California — $55 million — is barely a speck on its balance sheet; revenue for Alphabet, Google’s parent company, topped $102 billion in its most recent quarterly earnings report.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Volcanic specks mushroom up from topaz seas, like a real estate brochure for The Man With The Golden Gun.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2026
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For Palestinians on the ground, the crossing reopening would be a small glimmer of light.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
31 Jan. 2026
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Players slip on shoulder pads, helmets and cleats and go through a series of drills and game-like situations to recapture a glimmer of their football past.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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But right now, nearly every fleck of AI folly that’s risen to the top has been utter dreck.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
28 Jan. 2026
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The remaining scenes draw on familiar teenage horror tropes, with flecks of fresh insight.—
Natalia Winkelman,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2026
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Drift through the crowd as the smell of smoky jerk chicken and grilled cheese mingles with fresh lumpia, vegan soul bowls, and small-batch kombucha.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Store offers flavors such as buffalo, garlic parmesan, barbecue, sweet chili, Torrington Hot, mango habanero, Jamaican jerk, spicy harissa, lemon pepper, Marsala, spicy Mediterranean, Tunisian buffalo and garlic hot.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
22 Jan. 2026
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Further, aged rum nearly always has sweetness and spice in those exact places on the palate anyway and adding more just feels like sprinkling sugar on ice cream.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
24 Jan. 2026
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Beyond lofty sentiments, there was a sprinkling of actual facts and policies.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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These include microvalves that sort particles by size inside extremely narrow channels.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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However, a dark matter particle that interacts through the weak interaction (or, perhaps more completely, the electroweak interaction) isn’t the only game in town.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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However, one quick look at what companies like Boston Dynamics has achieved with robots like the rather creepy dog-like ‘Spot,’ who herds sheep in New Zealand, and the possibilities seem endless.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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While dogs and wolves are genetically almost indistinguishable, the biologist John Bradshaw has studied how vastly different their behavior is.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Crumb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crumb. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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