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
His night was capped when he was crunched by two Seahawks defenders on his final snap, a fourth-down incompletion that ultimately ended the game.
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Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 4 Jan. 2026
The data from their sensors is already starting to get crunched, revealing how effectively the car cushioned them from the force of the collision.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 Dec. 2025
After the numbers were crunched, the best choice for middle-class retirees was determined to be Albert Lea, Minnesota, where residents enjoy an annual cost of living of only $29,333.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025
Photos from the scene show the car smashed into a light pole with the front end crunched and broken glass and debris in the road.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
When rates rise, the profit margin on the carry trade gets crunched, or vanishes completely.
—Matthew J. Belvedere,paulina Likos,zev Fima,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
With school budgets crunched due to property tax changes, more Indiana districts are turning to referendums.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 14 Nov. 2025
Game night flies by in a montage — the crutch of comedies that can’t sustain conversations and jokes at the same time (or, to be fair, feel crunched for time).
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025
Coloring Pages crunched the Google Trends data and counted up which donut type was the most searched in each state over the past year.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 4 Jan. 2026
The data from their sensors is already starting to get crunched, revealing how effectively the car cushioned them from the force of the collision.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 Dec. 2025
After the numbers were crunched, the best choice for middle-class retirees was determined to be Albert Lea, Minnesota, where residents enjoy an annual cost of living of only $29,333.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025
Photos from the scene show the car smashed into a light pole with the front end crunched and broken glass and debris in the road.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
When rates rise, the profit margin on the carry trade gets crunched, or vanishes completely.
—Matthew J. Belvedere,paulina Likos,zev Fima,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
With school budgets crunched due to property tax changes, more Indiana districts are turning to referendums.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 14 Nov. 2025
Game night flies by in a montage — the crutch of comedies that can’t sustain conversations and jokes at the same time (or, to be fair, feel crunched for time).
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025
Coloring Pages crunched the Google Trends data and counted up which donut type was the most searched in each state over the past year.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crunched
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Except for that victory at the Etihad — Amad was in a position to cause such damage because Amorim played him in an unusual role infield, which City never got to grips with — those moments came when Amorim essentially tore up his system, went rogue, and United scraped their way over the line.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Hawk told investigators Cruz was upset with him because Hawk had scraped his vehicle, according to the probable cause statement.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
31 Dec. 2025
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The Carolina Panthers gritted out a 13-6 win over the New York Jets on the road thanks to a two-interception day from Jaycee Horn, a turnover-free performance from the offense and a close-to-flawless day on special teams.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Crunched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crunched. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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