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
The taste is crunchy, fresh, savory and utterly delicious.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
The meat is diced into small salty pieces, with some pieces being crunchy and others soft.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
The texture is crunchy and chewy and the taste is less sweet.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 7 June 2025
Time has since passed this flavor by, and the explosion of crunchy health elixirs and proper caffeine bombs leaves this relic of the Clinton era in the dust.
—Pete Cottell, Wired News, 12 June 2025
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
The meat is diced into small salty pieces, with some pieces being crunchy and others soft.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
The texture is crunchy and chewy and the taste is less sweet.
—Fatma Tanis, NPR, 7 June 2025
Time has since passed this flavor by, and the explosion of crunchy health elixirs and proper caffeine bombs leaves this relic of the Clinton era in the dust.
—Pete Cottell, Wired News, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for crunchy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crunchy
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The team wasn’t crisp, the hustle plays went Indiana’s way given the difference in effort and the Gainbridge Fieldhouse crowd fueled the Pacers on each of their runs, throwing punch after punch.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Bake in preheated oven until slightly crisp and starting to turn golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.—
Marianne Williams,
Southern Living,
20 June 2025
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The pic follows crusty Sheriff Joe Cross (Joaquin Phoenix), who decides to take on the town’s mayor, Ted Garcia (Pedro Pascal).—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
17 May 2025
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My neighbors are a veterinarian who wheels around his crusty white dog in a stroller and an elderly man.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
13 May 2025
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“Crunchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crunchy. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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