cruncher

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Recent Examples of cruncher 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 Another data cruncher, the transportation analytics firm INRIX, found that congestion delays downtown are up 20% from 2022. Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024 Data crunchers will surely spend the next several decades examining all these claims. Noah Smith, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2013 See All Example Sentences for cruncher
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cruncher
Noun
  • On the left, Democrats have hit Trump hard over the strike on Iran.
    Ian Swanson, The Hill, 22 June 2025
  • There were three wing-backs playing on the left, only one of them in their natural position.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • But a PET scan revealed cancer in her thigh and knee.
    Jordan Greene, People.com, 25 June 2025
  • So, the team definitely took some notes and made adjustments, which my back and knees appreciate.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • The Blackhawks’ strong closing kick with a team loaded with rookies and players younger than 23 years old has lessened the urgency Davidson feels to turbocharge the team’s long rebuilding plan.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 21 June 2025
  • During auditions, judges focus on dance technique, high kicks, splits, showmanship, personal appearance, energy, enthusiasm, poise, figure and personality, per the DCC's website.
    Emily Krauser, People.com, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • But Martone is one of the very best prospects in this draft and gives the Flyers size, high-end skill (he’s got plus traits as a shooter, handler and playmaker), and a formidable one-two punch at right wing with Matvei Michkov.
    Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 27 June 2025
  • The pair of Broward County running backs will likely form the one-two punch for the Hurricanes this year. Fletcher, entering his third season with the Hurricanes, recovered from a foot injury to be the No. 2 running back last season.
    Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • In some tourist regions, emus have been known to chase people for food or become overly familiar – leading to head-butts, pecking or the occasional knockdown.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
  • In the third round of that contest, Davis scored a knockdown via a left to the body.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • The movement also alleged that the company pays its workers low wages and suppresses workers' rights and union efforts.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
  • Zain Lakhani, director of migrant rights and justice at the Women’s Refugee Commission, said the long backlog of U visas can take between 10 to 20 years before an immigrant survivor is given protection.
    Victoria Valenzuela, USA Today, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images Before the Austrian Grand Prix, Hamilton trails Leclerc by 25 points and is losing the qualifying battle 1-8 in a complete thrashing.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
  • Inter Milan, meanwhile, must bounce back after the thrashing at the hands of PSG in the Champions League final.
    Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • After each body blow delivered, Williams bellowed from the depths of his confidence.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 17 June 2025
  • The loss of West Publishing (now a subsidiary of Thomson Reuters) was a body blow to the vitality of an already struggling downtown amid the economic headwinds of the early ’90s.
    Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025

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“Cruncher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cruncher. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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