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Recent Examples of crushable
And the Spanish gin and tonic, an easily crushable, clean and bright cocktail, is art in a glass, served with lemon, peppercorns and a veritable garden of fresh herbs floating within.
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Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crushable
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Texture comes into play here, as well, with wispy nests of friable katayifi topping each scallop.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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But there is more: a little way back from the water, knuckle-like boulders of sandstone or some other friable rock sharpen the ambience of a consecrated space.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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For example, to manage very high operating temperatures, the Burevestnik missile’s reactor may have a brittle, more breakable ceramic construction.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
28 Oct. 2025
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While the slower speed and emphasis on physics, from the long-distance drop of bullet trajectories to the breakable foundations of structures, are a huge part of Battlefield’s DNA, there’s also just an inherent silliness to some of the tactics that stir joy.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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Efficiency can make a company stronger and a society brittle at the same time.—
Jane Sadowsky,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Nearly all her trees are damaged; their branches bare and brittle.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Friday’s launch underscores the fragile security situation on the peninsula and highlights ongoing tensions as North Korea continues to expand its missile capabilities.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Moraes was operating within a young and fragile constitution ratified in 1988 after years of autocratic rule, Brandao said, one that had failed so far to stem pervasive corruption in the country.—
Ron Kampeas,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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Japanese officials confirmed that localizer structures near runways were sufficiently frangible.—
Grace Moon,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The barrier at the edge of the runway at Muan International Airport did not appear to be frangible, or have the ability to break apart, according to video footage and expert analysis, something investigators are likely to focus on.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
30 Dec. 2024
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This includes women with estrogen sensitive breast or uterine cancer, and women who are at high risk for or have had a heart attack, stroke, blood clot, or pulmonary embolism.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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In insulin resistance, the body's cells become less sensitive to insulin, which leads to higher blood sugar levels.—
Leigh Weddle,
Verywell Health,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Crushable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crushable. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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