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
Likewise, the video of this poor young woman is telling us a story about this country that no data or number-crunching could.
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Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The most demanding users would probably like a more potent machine, like some of the larger options here, but the Blade 14 can largely serve as your mobile media-crunching PC when needed, and normal productivity tasks are mere snacks for it.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
With Tanigaki’s signature mix of bone-crunching choreography and unrelenting pace, the film is a visceral showcase of martial arts cinema at its most uncompromising, the kind that genre fans – and buyers – will want to track closely.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
For example, quantum algorithms are ideal for simulating chemical interactions, while conventional chips are better at crunching the resulting data.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recruiting is a numbers-crunching, sobering dose of reality in this sport, which has never been for the meek or weak.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Now that post-tariff-hike shipments are flowing through America’s ports of entry, companies are crunching the numbers to balance higher costs, consumer demand and inventory levels with the goal of shielding shoppers from tariff impacts.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
After crunching the numbers, the team named Italy the go-to spot for the newly retired.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2025
Nathan McNair, co-owner of board game and card game publisher Pandasaurus, has spent much of this year crunching numbers.
—Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The most demanding users would probably like a more potent machine, like some of the larger options here, but the Blade 14 can largely serve as your mobile media-crunching PC when needed, and normal productivity tasks are mere snacks for it.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
With Tanigaki’s signature mix of bone-crunching choreography and unrelenting pace, the film is a visceral showcase of martial arts cinema at its most uncompromising, the kind that genre fans – and buyers – will want to track closely.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
For example, quantum algorithms are ideal for simulating chemical interactions, while conventional chips are better at crunching the resulting data.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recruiting is a numbers-crunching, sobering dose of reality in this sport, which has never been for the meek or weak.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Now that post-tariff-hike shipments are flowing through America’s ports of entry, companies are crunching the numbers to balance higher costs, consumer demand and inventory levels with the goal of shielding shoppers from tariff impacts.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
After crunching the numbers, the team named Italy the go-to spot for the newly retired.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2025
Nathan McNair, co-owner of board game and card game publisher Pandasaurus, has spent much of this year crunching numbers.
—Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crunching
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Some of those models make the curve tighter, bringing Bermuda into the path, and others give the storm a broader turn, potentially scraping as far as Puerto Rico.—
Alex Harris
Updated September 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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Authors are suing tech firms for scraping their books.—
Don Markland,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Of all the head-scratching mysteries in California, none is more aggravating than the state’s high-speed rail project.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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In terms of humans actually reproducing in space, however, scientists may just be scratching the surface as studies of pregnancy in space are limited to animals — and also potentially more limited to men, as fewer women have traveled to space.—
Jessica Rendall,
Space.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Crunching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crunching. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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