crumbs

plural of crumb
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Recent Examples of crumbs Spills, crumbs, and grease from splattering casseroles and bubbling pies can make a mess of your oven, and the oven racks aren’t spared from the turmoil. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 July 2026 Sugary drinks, greasy grill residue, dropped crumbs and overflowing trash are all fair game. Sharon Wu, USA Today, 4 July 2026 The rubber seal along refrigerator doors attracts all kinds of crumbs and dust. Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 4 July 2026 After unmolding, gently pat more cherry cookie crumbs on top. Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 3 July 2026 Scatter butter over top and pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs, about 10 pulses. ABC News, 29 June 2026 In a large bowl combine the ground beef, egg, onion soup mix, bread crumbs, ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and shredded cheddar cheese. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2026 Best Value Commerce SEO director Stewart Savin has gone through her fair share of vacuums to pick up after her dog Dexter’s shedding hair, dirt, and treat crumbs. Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crumbs
Noun
  • One released a chaff cascade—hell’s own monsoon manifesting as specks of light, sound, and EM pulses falling through the hanging garden.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026
  • Kansas City isn't much of a pedestrian city, but now, blue and green specks of fans dot the sidewalks, like wildflowers poking through a crack in the pavement.
    Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • The potential arrival of a coronal mass ejection — a cloud of magnetic fields and charged particles from the sun — may make for a stronger display overnight on Saturday, July 11, through Sunday, July 12.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • This mixture is pushed through an extruder to form tiny, sprinkle-like cylinders, which are then tumbled in a rapidly spinning chamber to round them into near-spherical particles.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Noun
  • After Game 4, jerks were throwing things at Victor Wembanyama.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
  • Something from this article might put me on some Ben Shapiro list, where a bunch of jerks literally will just call me ‘f****t’ or worse on my social media.
    William Earl, Variety, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Foundational elements include references to classic design codes with splashes of color.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 8 July 2026
  • Waterproof surfaces like quartz or marble handle spills and splashes without staining.
    Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
Noun
  • Light streams through the frosted glass, catching flecks of dust.
    Ashley Andreou, STAT, 22 June 2026
  • But flecks of green were visible throughout the stadium as Algeria fans made their presence known as well.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Sit, who went by the first name Tony, operated Happy K9 Academy and the dogs were in his care when they were kept in crates in a hot van and died, the district attorney’s office said.
    Phil Helsel, NBC news, 11 July 2026
  • When you’ve been tasked with crafting a home intended to welcome friends, host community gatherings, encourage kids’ indoor-outdoor adventures accompanied by dogs, bunnies, and a visiting pig, that’s the goal.
    Genevieve Walker, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2026
Noun
  • My grandmother’s version typically called just for the addition of generous sprinklings of Lawry’s garlic salt and black pepper—and that’s it.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • Ethiopian content creator Kalu Putik has grabbed the attention of the fashion world with his outfits made from old clothes, shoes, and garbage scraps.
    Jenny Vaughan, semafor.com, 13 July 2026
  • On one wall, the researchers spied what first appeared to be patches of dirt or debris on a mural; further scrutiny showed these were actually thin scraps of plaster that were inscribed with strange markings.
    Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 13 July 2026

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“Crumbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crumbs. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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