crunch on

phrasal verb

crunched on; crunching on; crunches on
: to chew (a piece of food) in a way that makes a loud sound
She crunched on a carrot while watching TV.

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To really illustrate that, in 2010, a team of researchers from around the globe cracked a 768-bit RSA key after two and a half years of continuous number crunching on hundreds of computers working around the clock. Joe Salas, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2024 City officials are expecting a major parking crunch on Sunday and are urging people to get to the beach other ways: By Water Taxi, train, ride shares and even bicycles. Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2024 Easily clutched and devoured on the go, this sandwich is all texture — cool, crisp, crunch on a cloud of yeasted dough — and delivers a hint of five-spice that lingers. New York Times, 18 June 2024 Saint Joseph’s also is seeking to ease a housing crunch on its main campus in West Hartford. Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 18 Apr. 2024 On a rainy early-spring evening, a parade of Barbie dreamgirls and gays make their way to see Nicki Minaj, the sound of high heels crunching on the pavement. Scaachi Koul, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2024 The process, which can take weeks if not months, has put a crunch on the number of patients companies have been able to reach. Elaine Chen, STAT, 16 May 2024 The disparity comes as Trump's campaign and the GOP are facing cash crunches on several fronts. Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024 The hundreds of millions of dollars in losses 'is going to put a very severe cashflow crunch on Donald Trump,' one expert told USA TODAY. Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2024

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“Crunch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crunch%20on. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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