as in crisped
having a hard texture and making a loud sound when chewed or crushed; not soft or mushy
crunchy vegetables crunchy snow These cookies are very crunchy.
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Recent Examples of crunchy
Whether sweet crunchy Sugar Snaps, flat, grassy Snow Peas, or classic English Peas, all the embodiment of spring like watermelon is to summer.
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Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
These stones suggest the dinosaur was an opportunistic omnivore, snacking on everything from prehistoric ferns to crunchy insects and small animals.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Mar. 2026
The machine immediately went to work producing crunchy nugget ice.
—John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 16 Mar. 2026
The boneless buffalo wings are slightly larger than a nugget, with a crunchy coating and bathed in a spicy house made buffalo sauce.
—Katie Riley, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
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Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
These stones suggest the dinosaur was an opportunistic omnivore, snacking on everything from prehistoric ferns to crunchy insects and small animals.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Mar. 2026
The machine immediately went to work producing crunchy nugget ice.
—John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 16 Mar. 2026
The boneless buffalo wings are slightly larger than a nugget, with a crunchy coating and bathed in a spicy house made buffalo sauce.
—Katie Riley, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crunchy
Adjective
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Jude and the cinematographer Marius Panduru shot the film on an iPhone, and the nimbleness and range of their outdoor setups summon forth images of a crisp, unshowy beauty.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Hubble captures crisp, long-term visible-light views of Saturn's cloud bands and atmospheric changes, while the JWST peers deeper into the planet's atmosphere in infrared, revealing heat patterns and structures hidden beneath the upper cloud layers.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But any breadsticks or crusty bread would be absolutely delicious, too.—
Gretchen McKay,
Boston Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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Michelin knows what Orlando has to offer, and people appreciate a crusty ciabatta or flaky Danish.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Crunchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crunchy. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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