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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.
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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
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
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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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cruncher
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Switch sides, bringing your left elbow to your right knee, continuing to alternate in a cycling motion.—
RikkiLynn Shields Hannigan,
Health,
31 Jan. 2026
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Not having Dorgu’s energy down the left could afford more space to Wilson down that side.—
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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The Warriors were playing without starters Stephen Curry (knee) and Draymond Green (back), while Minnesota's Anthony Edwards was a late scratch to rest a recurring right foot injury.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Jonathan Kuminga was still out with a knee injury, while Jimmy Butler has been lost for the season with an ACL tear.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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One kick and a goal-line stand Chad Alves ensured that the Pig Bowl did not have just the second tie in the history of the series with majority of the games played at Sacramento City College’s Hughes Stadium or Hornet Stadium at Sacramento State.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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Paul Taylor Hayden Hackney This is a moot topic, given that Sunderland are highly unlikely to strengthen before the window closes on Monday night, shortly before kick-off in their home game against Burnley.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Members of Congress have for months been denied their lawful right to inspect detention facilities in Minnesota, New Jersey, Florida and California.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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The underlying lawsuit, filed in December, alleges that federal officers violated the First and Fourth Amendment rights of six protesters.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Rangers should now be able to trot out one of the finer one-two-three punches in the American League, in Jacob deGrom, Nathan Eovaldi, and Gore.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Jan. 2026
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That one-two punch to data protection has also clearly been key in fueling ICE’s reign of terror in communities across the country.—
Patrick Eddington,
Oc Register,
22 Jan. 2026
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Nebraska’s other knockdown shooter is Frager, an even bigger surprise than Sandfort.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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This knockdown, drag-out divisional-round battle had been decided, even with 13 minutes still left on the clock.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
19 Jan. 2026
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And, the 56-22 CFP semifinal Peach Bowl thrashing of Oregon began with Ponds’ interception return for a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
19 Jan. 2026
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Last season’s 56-7 thrashing of former college football power Nebraska.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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Jaxson Hayes delivered the final body blow, throwing down an Eastbay dunk in transition after stealing the ball from Josh Giddey to put the Lakers up by 14 with just under three minutes remaining.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Repeated body blows from hurricanes, pollution, disease, climate change — and a near-knockout punch from a 2023 marine heat wave — has effectively wiped several species off the map and shrunk the reefs that stretch from the Keys throughout South Florida.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Cruncher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cruncher. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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