Thesaurus results for CRUNCHER

cruncher

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as in left

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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

Criticism from the political left was, predictably, swift and intense.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
And as November approaches, more contours of the Democratic platform on what to do about it are taking shape, staking out a position that borrows from both the left and the right.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of left

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One officer appears to have deployed a Taser as the man falls to the ground again and is kicked by another officer as a third holds him down with his knee.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
In addition to the absences of Messi and De Paul, Miami was missing Tadeo Allende (knee), David Ayala (adductor strain), Maxi Falcon (calf strain), and Gonzalo Lujan (calf strain).

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

Definition of knee

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Yamal already has 32 international caps, almost twice as many as Pele — the high watermark for teenage kicks — had at the same age.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 18 July 2026
The man questioned by police earlier allegedly appeared to throw 10 punches at the man on the ground and three knee strikes or kicks, according to the arrest reports.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026

Definition of kick

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The 2026 tournament has instituted significant ticket price increases, and overall growth in media rights and sponsorship fees may push the tournament’s revenues close to $700 million this year.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 21 July 2026
The act grants collective media rights to schools that join, allowing those currently facing Title IX non-compliance claims to remain non-compliant with no oversight of compliance, and the athletes who challenged them without power.

— Katie Uhlaender OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

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That one-two with Olmo was his sixth of this World Cup — only three players (Belgium duo Kevin De Bruyne and Leandro Trossard and France’s Ousmane Dembele; all with seven) have engaged in more.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Carson’s duo of Bennie Saulter and Michael O’Dell form a dynamic one-two punch.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

Definition of one-two

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Sandhagen’s leg was injured in the first round after a submission attempt from Sandhagen bounced back with a strong second frame, but a knockdown in the third and several takedowns gave Bautista the win in the worst fight of the night.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Kennard could have provided a critical floor-spacing piece around Doncic, who thrives when surrounded by lob-catching centers, athletic wings and knockdown shooters.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of knockdown

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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

Definition of body blow

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