crumps

present tense third-person singular of crump
as in explodes
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure one aerial bomb failed to crump as it landed

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  • In other words, if that water heater explodes, then the investor will be personally sued for negligence in not replacing it, and the liability shield of the real property company is thus circumvented.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • But traipse past the principal’s office, scale a short incline, and you’ll be rewarded with an 80-foot-long mural that explodes with color.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
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  • Chloë Sevigny, Regina Hall, D’Arcy Carden, and Gemma Chan are the friends, which bodes well, and Timothy Olyphant pops up as an old boyfriend.
    Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
  • Octavia Spencer pops in a summery blouse at the Amiri show during Paris Fashion Week on June 25.
    Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
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  • If the ammunition detonates after penetration, the explosion is directed away from the crew compartment, significantly improving the crew’s chances of survival.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026
  • After the pass comes to Bridges, who detonates passersby at the basket regularly, White goes straight up, though with a little more oomph than usual.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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  • More likely Brock Lesnar blows this thing up.
    Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Cher’s court documents paint a bleak picture of how Allman, 49, allegedly blows through his $120,000 annual trust distributions.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026
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  • Things quickly take a terrifying turn during surgery when a scorpion tail suddenly bursts through Perry’s back, attacking one of the surgeons mid-operation.
    Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
  • Haaland bursts our bubble almost immediately by scoring in the opening five minutes, and Burnley miss a few good first-half chances, with striker Zian Flemming particularly culpable.
    Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Crumps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crumps. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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