cruncher

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Recent Examples of cruncher 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 For decades now, researchers have been trying to get computers to behave like artificial brains instead of merely binary data crunchers. IEEE Spectrum, 4 Apr. 2013 See All Example Sentences for cruncher
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Noun
  • The senior blasted a shot from 20 yards out from a sharp angle to the left to the top right corner to tie the game 2-2.
    Charles Baggarly & Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
  • In the two years since, Tisza has completely eclipsed Hungary’s old institutional opposition—a fractured gamut ranging from the far right to the left.
    Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Ailing with a hurt knee and foot that kept him from elevating, the graduate transfer from UAB finished with 13 points on 4-for-13 shooting.
    CBS News, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Then, on a force play, Contreras slid hard into second, banging into shortstop David Hamilton’s left knee with his cleats and tearing his pants.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The spicy, savory kick of cowboy butter elevates a humble pan of sautéed meatballs into your family's new favorite dinner.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Fray was seen holding his upper thigh area immediately after extending on a high kick to clear the ball just before exiting the game.
    Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Those riots kickstarted the LGBTQ+ rights movement in America, and beyond.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Privacy law may apply to, say, a stranger who broadcasts a toddler’s febrile seizure to a potential audience of millions, but the same child generally cannot claim a legal right to privacy from his mother or father.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Investors are understandably concerned about stagflation delivering a one-two punch to consumer spending.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
  • To that end, The Comeback Live and The Return act as kind of a one-two punch for Netflix subscribers looking to understand both the scale of BTS’ pop culture power and the complex artists beneath it all.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Having knockdown shooters is essential to TCU’s pick-and-roll system and Grant is the exact type of player Mark Campbell has had success with.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Wilder got the only knockdown in the eighth round, sending Chisora through the ropes, but the American was deducted a point in the same round for pushing.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But because this is a derby, we’re supposed to believe this latest thrashing is a statement.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Death on the battlefield being a walk in the park next to a thrashing in a smithy by his savage blacksmith father.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • This time, the Blackhawks put up a spirited fight, but couldn’t deliver the body blow to San Jose’s chances, falling 3-2 in a free-flowing and fun showdown between two of the league’s youngest teams.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The image of Pages making the catch, as Kiké Hernandez absorbs a body blow, is already seared into Dodgers lore.
    Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026

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“Cruncher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cruncher. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.

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