number crunching

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for number crunching
Noun
  • The Suns' calculation with Beal was somewhat different than the Bucks' with Lillard.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
  • Brookshire’s grade took the biggest hit because the percentage of its lowest-performing students making those gains — part of the school grade calculation — plummeted.
    Zoey Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • By middle school, the chatbot—now a boy-band singer—might help with math homework and give advice on how to talk to a crush.
    Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 14 July 2025
  • According to Smoke’s math, the average annual tax savings is smaller than a single month’s loan payment for a new vehicle.
    Danny Bakst, Fortune, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • In the screwy arithmetic of my mind, more time meant more aspiration.
    Dan Leach July 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
  • The regulations’ unanimous passage in 2022 followed a New York Times investigation detailing widespread educational failures — including young boys who graduated unable to speak English fluently or do basic arithmetic — and allegations of corporal punishment in some of the schools.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
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“Number crunching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/number%20crunching. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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