crumped

past tense of crump
as in exploded
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure one aerial bomb failed to crump as it landed

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Recent Examples of crumped Hayes crumped to the ground and later went back to the locker room. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025
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  • But his career really exploded a couple of years later, thanks to his starring role as Frodo in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
    Keith Langston, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Seguin shut out Burleson 21-0, and Martin’s offense exploded for 74 points in a victory over Mansfield.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • Israel’s concentration on destroying Gaza City’s infrastructure has utilized a variety of means, including heavy bombs and, recently, old armored vehicles laden with a large amount of explosives and detonated via remote control.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In September 2024, Israel blew up the group’s pagers, causing gruesome injuries as the devices detonated in Hezbollah operatives’ pockets.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
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  • The second Emma Heming Willis popped up on the Zoom screen, a wave of grief washed over me.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The loud, colorful Northern Thai restaurant has always been a celeb magnet—Guillermo del Toro, Shawn Mendes, Jacob Elordi, James Harden and Simu Liu have all popped by in recent years.
    Kate Dingwall, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • More Ramirez/Getty Images On Thursday, after his team blew a 4-0 first-inning lead to lose 6-4 in the Phillies series finale, Mendoza accepted blame for the team's current skid.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Sean Brock has been on a mission to create the perfect pizza after a meal at the pizza joint Savoy in Japan completely blew his mind.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Crumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crumped. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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