crusted

verb

past tense of crust
as in encrusted
to cover with a hardened layer pipes crusted with mineral deposits

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Recent Examples of crusted Black-fly bites from the week before had crusted near our hairlines and circled our wrists. — John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026 Such hospitality was reserved for a narrow category of humanity, resembling as closely as possible those local barons whose surnames crusted the stones of local cemeteries. — Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026 What's Included Among the entrees are two varieties of salmon (coconut macadamia nut-crusted or grilled), chicken (either grilled or lightly breaded), London broil, marinara beef meatballs and turkey meat loaf. — Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2026 The shrinking lake left behind a wasteland crusted in toxic salt. — Michael Snyder, Saveur, 11 Mar. 2026 Kingfish is crusted in chile and garlic, set atop a fennel-coconut puree. — Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026 For dinner, Federico and his staff were offering herb crusted rack of lamb, a pork chop with butter, sage and mortadella, or pan-seared halibut. — Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2026 The patty is crusted in pepper. — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025 The restaurant was in violation of 16 standards, including a container of hand soap stored with customer foods and food debris crusted on clean utensil shelving. — Evan Moore december 19, Charlotte Observer, 19 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crusted
  1. encrusted
  2. smeared
  3. caked
  4. coated
  5. covered
Verb
  • The fan guards in the walk-in cooler was encrusted with residue.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 24, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
  • There were also issues with wastewater disposal, damaged floors, and pots and pans encrusted with food debris and grease deposits.
    — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Definition of encrusted
Verb
  • In 2012 an angler pulled a brown bullhead out of a lake on the Vermont-Quebec border with what looked like tar smeared across its skin.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • The women went to the bathroom to mop the bottoms of their eyes, where their makeup was smeared from crying.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Definition of smeared
Verb
  • When the rescue team found the cat, its eyes were caked with dust and debris, and after extraction, the feline received hydration and medical care.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
  • Degrease The Kitchen If frying bacon or green tomatoes has left your range hood and cooktop with caked on grease, Windex can cut through it.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 19 June 2026
Definition of caked
Verb
  • The wings in the ad appeared to be heavily coated in a thick, dark sauce, and some of the pieces didn’t clearly resemble drums or flats.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Today, various combinations are packed into cardboard spheres or cylinders—shells—along with fuses coated in a flammable slurry, then sealed inside kraft paper and shot from fibreglass mortars.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of coated
Verb
  • The period covered by the data release followed a historic global oil shock set off by the Middle East conflict.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • This is different from a total lunar eclipse, which happens when the entire moon is covered by our planet's shadow.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of covered

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“Crusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crusted. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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