CRUMPING Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

crumping

verb

present participle of crump

as in exploding

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

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With player salaries and the salary cap exploding, however, Gauthier’s contract looks perfectly reasonable relative to the current market dynamics.

— Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Far enough from the blast radius of champagne spritzes and exploding beers, the reliever, signed in late August, watched his new teammates let loose.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026

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In a secret 1958 project, the Air Force considered detonating a nuclear bomb on the Moon.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
McGuire also admitted to detonating the bomb in retaliation for various alleged government wrongs, including sheriff’s deputies seizing his firearms earlier that year.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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Chicken Salad Chick, a fast-casual chicken salad franchise that’s been popping up around the Kansas City metro, is opening another location.

— Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
She's been modeling, she's been DJing, and she's been popping up at sporting events.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

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The 10-year Treasury yield topped 5% this past week, hitting the highest level since 2007 and blowing way past forecasts for borrowing costs over the next decade.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Skies will be mostly sunny with east-northeast winds blowing at 10-15 mph and gusts as high as 25 mph.

— Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

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