as in nuts
having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind
are you completely cracked?
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as in choked
to yield to mental or emotional stress
after hours of tough questioning the suspect finally cracked and blurted out a confession
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as in deciphered
to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language
the United States military used the Navajo language as a code during World War II, and the enemy never cracked it
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as in knocked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
cracked the bow of the ship with a champagne bottle
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as in solved
to find an answer for through reasoning
I've been mulling this riddle, but I just can't crack it
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as in disturbed
to cause to go insane or as if insane
cracked by years in solitary confinement, the prisoner could only maunder incoherently
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Recent Examples of cracked
Christian Wiman, Harper’s Magazine , 14 Dec. 2022
In an instant, Reyes found herself on the aisle floor, staring up at caved-in ceiling panels and a cracked bathroom sign that was hanging.
—Ben Finley, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Dec. 2022
Video showed the cracked eggs still had a yolk inside rather than a developing chick.
—Salvador Hernandezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2023
Finish the air fryer steak recipe with a sprinkle of fennel fronds and more cracked black pepper.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Feb. 2023
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Most are from the west Texas world of my childhood: laconic, plain-faithed people whose lives happened in gashes sewn shut with habit, and who—in that flat, cracked land, among its bristling cacti and thorn trees—seemed like animate instances of the landscape.
—Christian Wiman, Harper’s Magazine , 14 Dec. 2022
In an instant, Reyes found herself on the aisle floor, staring up at caved-in ceiling panels and a cracked bathroom sign that was hanging.
—Ben Finley, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Dec. 2022
Video showed the cracked eggs still had a yolk inside rather than a developing chick.
—Salvador Hernandezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2023
Finish the air fryer steak recipe with a sprinkle of fennel fronds and more cracked black pepper.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Feb. 2023
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Contrary to popular belief, peanuts are actually not nuts.Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
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Nonetheless, April 5, 2022, was nuts.Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2023
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In the meantime, talk of giant cable mergers, including the likes of Charter Communications, which has agreed to take over John Malone’s Liberty Broadband, has popped up on Wall Street as of late.Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
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Mackie popped into Stan’s interview with Access Hollywood holding a congratulatory rose and singing.Zack Sharf, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
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Jung-bae wound up in a room of three, with Player 001 and some rando — but Player 001 choked the stranger to death in time to reduce their head count, shocking Jung-bae more than a bit.Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 26 Dec. 2024
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Hawkins Point had historically been used as a defensive boundary and was sacrificed to keep Baltimore safe from the toxicity that choked residents while allowing the city to benefit from the income industries brought in.Larkin Gallup, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024
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People only become dependent if every problem is solved for them.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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This under-desk walking pad solved my problem.Cecily McAndrews, Health, 5 Jan. 2025
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The mineral can stay airborne for days once disturbed, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 4 Jan. 2025
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The relationship quickly unearthed something that disturbed him.Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
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The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023
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Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2023
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Lewis, who read the quarterback perfectly and was initially positioned near the back of the end zone, broke hard toward the area before Maye had finished his delivery.Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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After news of Lively’s complaint broke, WME dropped Baldoni as a client.Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
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And then the game itself smacked him like Zack Bolduc’s hit that knocked Hall upside down into the Blues bench.Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
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She got smacked, but the ball went in.Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Cracked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cracked. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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