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
  • To his left is a black car with a bulky, rounded frame, glimmering in the deluge.
    Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
  • This is just another clear indication of the intolerance and hypocritical nature of the left.
    Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
Noun
  • Forward Rickea Jackson suffered a knee injury in the first half of the Chicago Sky’s 86-79 road win over the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday.
    Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 18 May 2026
  • The actor and Louis Vuitton ambassador posed at Palais des Festivals during the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival wearing the black leather pair just under the knee, with a wide pull-on shaft left open around the calf.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Beach balls appeared among fans in the South Bank within six minutes of kick-off.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 18 May 2026
  • For one thing, that extra speed—plus a spike in spin, which has allowed pitchers to throw harder while also making the ball swerve, dive, and kick—has given pitchers an even greater advantage over batters than before.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
Noun
  • And politics still very much come into play, especially as countries move further to the right.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
  • This is the first year of the league’s new 11-year, $77 billion media rights deal with the three networks.
    Mike Prada, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Oftentimes, the consequence waiting on deck was Woolery, a one-two punch that made detours around Grant a dangerous gamble.
    Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • Hüller was the queen of Cannes three years ago, starring in Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or winning Anatomy of a Fall and Jonathan Glazer’s Zone of Interest, a one-two punch that catapulted the German actress to international fame and Hollywood projects.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • The first knockdown was a flash knockdown, bounced it off and came back harder.
    Chris McKenna, New York Times, 9 May 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Arsenal enters the match as the favorite, but Sporting has been resilient in the Champions League, rebounding from a 3-0 loss to tournament darlings Bodo/Glimt with a 5-0 thrashing in Lisbon.
    Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • His only Champions League goal arrived in January’s 6-0 thrashing of Qarabag, and his only assists in the competition came in similarly comfortable wins over Eintracht Frankfurt and Galatasaray.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The defeat was a significant body blow to Arsenal’s aspirations, but City’s 1-0 victory over Burnley can strangely be viewed in a positive light for them.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 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 24 May. 2026.

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