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as in specks
a very small amount
a neglected dog who is desperate for any crumb of affection he might get from strangers
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as in particles
a very small piece
eating pretzels in bed got crumbs between the sheets
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as in jerks
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 crumbs
Food crumbs, spills, and rotting food can make your fridge grimy and maybe even smelly.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
This helps prevent crumbs, dust, and sticky residue from accumulating in hard-to-see areas.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 16 June 2026
No one will ever accuse Stewart of being satisfied with crumbs.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026
This deal leaves no crumbs behind.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 12 June 2026
Using a pastry blender, fork, or your fingers, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
—Emily Teel, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2026
The hundreds of ground squirrels, which typically spend their time combing the grass for crumbs and approaching visitors in search of a treat, are native to the area.
—Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Roasted potatoes are shellacked with buttery crumbs.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 8 June 2026
Rather, those little white or yellowish crumbs could be signs of a few different issues that deserve your attention, like dry skin craving moisture, for example, or an underlying condition leading to irritation or inflammation.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 20 Dec. 2024
Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
This helps prevent crumbs, dust, and sticky residue from accumulating in hard-to-see areas.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 16 June 2026
No one will ever accuse Stewart of being satisfied with crumbs.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026
This deal leaves no crumbs behind.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 12 June 2026
Using a pastry blender, fork, or your fingers, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
—Emily Teel, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2026
The hundreds of ground squirrels, which typically spend their time combing the grass for crumbs and approaching visitors in search of a treat, are native to the area.
—Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Roasted potatoes are shellacked with buttery crumbs.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 8 June 2026
Rather, those little white or yellowish crumbs could be signs of a few different issues that deserve your attention, like dry skin craving moisture, for example, or an underlying condition leading to irritation or inflammation.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crumbs
Noun
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These black specks show up each autumn, congregating on my screens and windowsill, and complicating my desire to open the window on a pleasant day.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
4 Nov. 2025
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The vacuum is dedicated to getting even the tiniest specks of dirt, circling back two or three times until the area is spotless.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
3 Nov. 2025
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Seasonal allergies are primarily caused by trees and grasses, whose tiny pollen particles travel on the wind.—
Alexandra Jones,
The Spruce,
10 June 2026
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The experiment produced nanophase iron, tiny metallic particles that are widely observed in lunar soil and are considered a key signature of space weathering.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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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
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To relitigate the matter on behalf of Musk only served to underline the conviction that all of these jerks deserved one another.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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There’s a lot happening here—the shifting perspectives, the gradient splashes—but Arsh somehow orchestrates real beauty within the chaos.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
11 Dec. 2025
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This 10-liter sack keeps clothes, electronics, and food protected from rain, river splashes, and condensation.—
Francesca Krempa,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Dec. 2025
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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
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There are also flecks of red embedded throughout the pattern.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
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The parasite has the cattle and dairy industry on edge, but in Mexico, screwworm has also been found in bears, pigs, goats, and even dogs and cats.—
John Lauritsen,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Keep dogs under control Your dog may be friendly.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
Noun
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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
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Don't leave food scraps sitting around.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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The little four-note melodic scraps tumble over each other ceaselessly in a call-and-response that scrambles your sense of which end is transmission and which is reception.—
Jayson Greene,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
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“Crumbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crumbs. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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