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
Franklin is already crunching the number of hours until kickoff.
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Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
Rather than spending countless hours manually crunching numbers in spreadsheets, employees will increasingly be able to rely on intelligent systems to do the heavy lifting.
—David Henkin, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
This makes quantum computing perfect for tackling problems that require crunching high volumes of data and analyzing a large number of variables at once.
—Gary Fowler, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Others have discovered what the offspring of AI and document crunching can yield.
—Steve Andriole, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Below, members of Forbes Technology Council share their expert advice to help businesses balance the data-crunching strengths of AI with the instinct and understanding of humans.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
The stereotype of a chief financial officer is someone who sits in their office all day crunching numbers, doing debits and credits.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
Many Americans may be on the fence about having kids; this is not an easy decision number-crunching solves.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
These ratings come from experts over at Sabato's Crystal Ball, the Cook Political Report and Inside Elections, where analysts spend time interviewing candidates, talking to constituents and crunching their own demographic and electoral data to make predictions about elections.
—G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2024
Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
Rather than spending countless hours manually crunching numbers in spreadsheets, employees will increasingly be able to rely on intelligent systems to do the heavy lifting.
—David Henkin, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
This makes quantum computing perfect for tackling problems that require crunching high volumes of data and analyzing a large number of variables at once.
—Gary Fowler, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Others have discovered what the offspring of AI and document crunching can yield.
—Steve Andriole, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Below, members of Forbes Technology Council share their expert advice to help businesses balance the data-crunching strengths of AI with the instinct and understanding of humans.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
The stereotype of a chief financial officer is someone who sits in their office all day crunching numbers, doing debits and credits.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
Many Americans may be on the fence about having kids; this is not an easy decision number-crunching solves.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
These ratings come from experts over at Sabato's Crystal Ball, the Cook Political Report and Inside Elections, where analysts spend time interviewing candidates, talking to constituents and crunching their own demographic and electoral data to make predictions about elections.
—G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crunching
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Helped by the transaxle layout, the massive power gains, and sublime styling inside and out, the Vantage also requires less of the sacrifices dictated by low-slung mid-engine supercars that demand constant vigilance to avoid scraping on speed bumps, rough canyon roads, or driveways.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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The scraping sensations shouldn't be painful but may feel slightly uncomfortable.—
Carley Millhone,
Health,
27 Dec. 2024
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But that’s just scratching the surface – addressing only the symptoms of the underlying challenges and only addressing them at the end of the SDLC process.—
Jeremy Vaughan,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Similar to a sheet pan, whole meals can be built in a Dutch oven, scratching that same itch for convenience and less clean up.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Crunching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crunching. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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