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cruncher

noun

Definition of crunchernext
as in left

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Recent Examples of cruncher The data crunchers at LinkedIn have noticed a similar trend, prompting one of its executives to claim the bottom rung of the career ladder was breaking. — Mike Burbach, Twin Cities, 11 June 2025 Plus every radio station and local television channel is broadcasting an equally grateful ad, commemorating this previously unheralded, unheard-of cruncher of numbers? — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025 Near the end of February, the White House announced that a relatively low-profile health care data cruncher with a passion for simplifying access to electronic medical records had been named DOGE’s acting administrator. — Richie Duchon, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2025 The designers and data crunchers of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 operation also had a hand in perfecting INEOS’s 75-foot foiling vessel, as much a flying object as a boat. — George Allen, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for cruncher
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cruncher
  1. left
  2. knee
  3. kick
  4. right
  5. one-two
  6. knockdown
  7. thrashing
  8. body blow
Noun
  • That’s Khn, the guitarist and bassist, on the left; Klek is the drummer holding down the kit on the right.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Running back Kenneth Walker rushed up the middle only to find a wall, then kicked the run outside to the left and dashed up the sideline for a 60-yard touchdown.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of left
Noun
  • His arrest report also states that Hunter strangled the woman with his knee while pinning her to the floor.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The news comes roughly a month after fellow receiver Ricky Pearsall had knee surgery that knocked him out for the season.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of knee
Noun
  • The Knights were forced to settle for a 24-yard field goal by Stone, his third kick of the game.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Catch us whipping up this tangy version with goat cheese that delivers a slight kick.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of kick
Noun
  • French President Emanuel Macron delivered a briefing to the candidates running to succeed him so disturbing that even the far-right National Rally’s leaders emerged denouncing Russian hybrid attacks.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Jury nullification is not a legal right so much as a practical power.
    — Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of right
Noun
  • After a one-two finish by Democrats in the governor's primary, some voters were angry when Begich, who finished second, withdrew and endorsed leading vote-getter Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
  • That could create an even more formidable one-two, downhill punch.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of one-two
Noun
  • That could be a permanent uphill battle unless Fox, Castle and/or Harper can be a legit knockdown deep shooter in the playoffs.
    — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The fines come a month after firefighters declared an official knockdown of the stubborn warehouse blaze, which sent thick smoke into the surrounding neighborhoods and across Southern California.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of knockdown
Noun
  • New Zealand declined — and carried out their haka in their changing room before delivering a 45-10 thrashing.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The Blågult had started so well, mind you, with a 5-1 thrashing of Tunisia.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
Definition of thrashing
Noun
  • The deaths from the World Trade Center marked a huge body blow to Rockville Centre, which suffered more losses than many other communities in the tri-state area.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Shelton on the front foot, chasing Alcaraz around the court with body blow serves and driving strokes into the corners, getting the early break again.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of body blow

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“Cruncher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cruncher. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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