as in scraping
to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound
I could hear the bicycle gears crunch as I shifted the derailleur
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Recent Examples of crunching
In the opening minutes, a crunching collision in front of the goal between Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku and Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand left Beiranvand writhing on the grass for several minutes, holding his face.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
After months of community outreach and crunching new data, the city identified where the most severe crashes are happening and where safety improvements could have the biggest impact.
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Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Griffin sat alongside mid-level employees, crunching numbers.
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Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
But analysts at Deutsche Bank drew a much more bullish conclusion while crunching the numbers in a different way.
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Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
But unlike the calone-heavy scents of the past, 2026’s take on aquatics is less about swimming pools and more about seashells and sand crunching underfoot.
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Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
In the end, after some number-crunching, neither option panned out.
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Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
Aussies defy their bad fortune A carbon-crunching, three-way crash on the start line of the final fleet race will dominate people’s memories of a mad Sunday, making Australia’s victory of resilience somewhat of a footnote at the end of a wacky weekend.
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Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Produced by Zakk Cervini (Bring Me the Horizon, Yungblud/Aerosmith) the song blends crunching riffs with Tankian’s unmistakably operatic panic-siren delivery.
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Spin Staff,
SPIN,
29 May 2026
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
After months of community outreach and crunching new data, the city identified where the most severe crashes are happening and where safety improvements could have the biggest impact.
—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Griffin sat alongside mid-level employees, crunching numbers.
—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
But analysts at Deutsche Bank drew a much more bullish conclusion while crunching the numbers in a different way.
—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
But unlike the calone-heavy scents of the past, 2026’s take on aquatics is less about swimming pools and more about seashells and sand crunching underfoot.
—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
In the end, after some number-crunching, neither option panned out.
—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
Aussies defy their bad fortune A carbon-crunching, three-way crash on the start line of the final fleet race will dominate people’s memories of a mad Sunday, making Australia’s victory of resilience somewhat of a footnote at the end of a wacky weekend.
—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Produced by Zakk Cervini (Bring Me the Horizon, Yungblud/Aerosmith) the song blends crunching riffs with Tankian’s unmistakably operatic panic-siren delivery.
—
Spin Staff,
SPIN,
29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crunching
Verb
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But this adjustable Oxo measuring cup will save you time that would otherwise be spent scraping every last bit of peanut butter from the measuring cup.
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If cinema is a sinking vessel, as so many are eager to suggest, its rusty hull may yet contain treasures worth scraping off and scrutinizing anew.
Verb
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Showed toughness by gritting through ankle and knee injuries in the Final Four and title game.
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When my grandchildren were around recently, Marie was gritting her teeth because her nerves were so frayed.
Verb
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In April, when Rojas got news that his father had been rushed to the hospital, Roberts quickly took the decision on whether to play out of Rojas’ hands, scratching him from the lineup.
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Drug companies are experimenting with other approaches called MRGPRX2 blockers that target the pathway Kaplan’s team linked to scratching.
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“Crunching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crunching. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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