as in scraped
to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound
I could hear the bicycle gears crunch as I shifted the derailleur
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Recent Examples of crunched
The figures were crunched by researchers at the Institute for Legislative Analysis (ILA), an organization closely affiliated with the Institute for Legislative Advocacy, a conservative group that promotes smaller government.
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Mike Lillis, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2025
While Damiano waited for David’s blood glucose to tick up or edge down, his engineering brain crunched the problem.
—Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
Island Records emerged victorious, and despite being crunched for time, Thrice’s 2003 major label debut, The Artist in the Ambulance, became a foundational record to the post-hardcore subgenre.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Sumac slush crunched underfoot.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
At the time of Raya’s initial loan from Brentford, The Athletic crunched his Premier League numbers.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Just as the rise in beef prices crunched margins, their decline should serve up margin expansion.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Scientists have crunched the numbers, however.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
At the same time, the Home Buyer Scarcity Index, which measures how crunched an area is for purchasable homes, has spiked.
—Nigel Chiwaya, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
Mike Lillis, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2025
While Damiano waited for David’s blood glucose to tick up or edge down, his engineering brain crunched the problem.
—Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
Island Records emerged victorious, and despite being crunched for time, Thrice’s 2003 major label debut, The Artist in the Ambulance, became a foundational record to the post-hardcore subgenre.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Sumac slush crunched underfoot.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
At the time of Raya’s initial loan from Brentford, The Athletic crunched his Premier League numbers.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Just as the rise in beef prices crunched margins, their decline should serve up margin expansion.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Scientists have crunched the numbers, however.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
At the same time, the Home Buyer Scarcity Index, which measures how crunched an area is for purchasable homes, has spiked.
—Nigel Chiwaya, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crunched
scraped
Verb
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Cook, stirring occasionally and pressing berries against side of pot, until berries have completely broken down and juices have thickened to jamlike consistency (wooden spoon scraped across bottom should leave clear trail that doesn’t fill in), 10 to 12 minutes.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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Seattle still scraped across one run against Skubal and struck again when the Tigers had to turn to their bullpen.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Crunched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crunched. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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