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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  • The 44,655 fans, Toronto’s highest attendance of the year, exploded over and over.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The 2024 sixth-round pick out of Southeast Missouri State — yes, that is a real school that plays football — exploded in the first half for five receptions for 104 yards to help set up multiple Cowboys scores.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2025
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  • Authorities determined the package was not explosive but detonated it out of an abundance of caution, a USU spokesperson told Newsweek in an email Tuesday evening.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Still, Nevo's mind often drifts to the moment in Gaza when Palestinian militants detonated explosives in a home, wounding him and killing two close friends in his army unit.
    Daniel Estrin, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
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  • An iridescent, three-dimensional butterfly reminiscent of the singer's Lover era popped up as the centerpiece of the gift, and a card with the Grammy winner's full name was set below the sparkling figurine.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Dawes popped late in the year when he was elevated to starter for his last two games, putting up 21 points and 15 rebounds in a Big 12 tourney loss to UCF and then 19 points and 11 rebounds in a loss to Butler in the Crown.
    CJ Moore, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • Apparently, Grier forgot his own words, because the lines that the Dolphins have built are collectively their worst this decade, something evident in a crushing 27-24 loss to Carolina, a game in which Miami blew a 17-0 lead.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Whalen described one recent encounter where a homeless person blew fentanyl smoke in his face.
    Brian Mann, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Crumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crumped. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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