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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The big picture: High home prices and mortgage rates, plus a crunch on affordable housing, are keeping many from homeownership.
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Sami Sparber, Axios, 5 Apr. 2025
Ritz crackers: Flaky, buttery Ritz crackers provide a salty crunch on top of the pineapple casserole.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025
Global socioeconomic pressures and the rapidly changing business world are putting a crunch on people's lives.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Buttery, smooth on the inside with a crispy, golden crunch on the outside, they were packed with flavor.
—Tamia Boyd, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2025
Dark gray smoke puffed into the sky behind him as Tiptoe the African sulcata tortoise crunched on the green lawn beneath him.
—Alina Hartounian, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
The Tensor cores drive DLSS 4 frame-generation technology to improve performance at higher resolutions by using AI algorithms crunched on by the Tensor cores to write additional frames, increasing effective frame rates.
—Joe Osborne, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
When presented with two fruit baskets, one with Kamala Harris' name and the other with Trump's name, Moo Deng munched and crunched on the Trump cake.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
The exodus has increased housing demands in neighboring suburbs and put a crunch on infrastructure.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
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Sami Sparber, Axios, 5 Apr. 2025
Ritz crackers: Flaky, buttery Ritz crackers provide a salty crunch on top of the pineapple casserole.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025
Global socioeconomic pressures and the rapidly changing business world are putting a crunch on people's lives.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Buttery, smooth on the inside with a crispy, golden crunch on the outside, they were packed with flavor.
—Tamia Boyd, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2025
Dark gray smoke puffed into the sky behind him as Tiptoe the African sulcata tortoise crunched on the green lawn beneath him.
—Alina Hartounian, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
The Tensor cores drive DLSS 4 frame-generation technology to improve performance at higher resolutions by using AI algorithms crunched on by the Tensor cores to write additional frames, increasing effective frame rates.
—Joe Osborne, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
When presented with two fruit baskets, one with Kamala Harris' name and the other with Trump's name, Moo Deng munched and crunched on the Trump cake.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
The exodus has increased housing demands in neighboring suburbs and put a crunch on infrastructure.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Crunch on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crunch%20on. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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