Thesaurus results for CRUNCHER

cruncher

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Definition of cruncher

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

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Noun

On the left, Harvey Barnes is currently first-choice, while Newcastle agreed a deal potentially rising to around £50million for Bazoumana Toure in July.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Everyone’s favorite party snack—on the left, on the right, young, old—is pigs in a blanket.

— Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of left

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Less than a decade later, wide mesh stockings were a signature look for the flapper, with her skirts hemmed just below the knee.

— April White, JSTOR Daily, 2 Sep. 2026
The second mission will produce Helogen’s proprietary biomaterials for orthopedic repair, including potential knee and shoulder applications.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of knee

Noun

Smith did make an impact on special teams with a 57-yard kick return.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
In a back-and-forth game that featured seven lead changes, Parker hit the second-biggest kick of his high school career to put the Rams back on top at the end.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of kick

Noun

When Chelsea try to shift the ball back across to the right, Brighton press man-to-man and force Fofana to the touchline, leaving him with little option other than to play a long ball into the channel in the direction of Neto.

— Jon Mackenzie, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Their case counts wide-release theatrical movies and the basic cable bundle, and leaves out streaming, YouTube, sports rights, and everything else that now competes for the same hours of your evening.

— Shubha Ghosh, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of right

Noun

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
Joshua was knocked down twice in the first round and looked unsteady on his feet after the first knockdown some 30 seconds into the fight.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of knockdown

Noun

In the thrashing that was Brighton vs Aston Villa, John McGinn goes in for what appears to be a rough tackle on Ibrahim Osman in the penalty area in the 80th minute.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 25 Aug. 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

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The old guard of the Democratic Party suffered another body blow when three socialist congressional candidates in New York with anti-Israel platforms swept to victory, lurching the party even further to the left.

— Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 25 June 2026
But for Sean Buchan, a co-owner of Cerebral Brewing, the Aurora phase could amount to a second economic body blow.

— John Aguilar, Denver Post, 11 May 2026

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