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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During their performance, a photo of that intangible moment popped up on the screen.Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 10 Dec. 2024
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The couple's happy news came only a few months after Broderick popped the question to Doute while the two were in Maui, Hawaii filming the second season of The Valley.Hannah Sacks, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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There was a lot of love in that room, and I was all choked-up — a proud sister moment.Jack Irvin, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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The trial over the death of Jordan Neely—which made Daniel Penny, the man who choked him, a right-wing cause célèbre—became a flash point in the debate over crime and vigilantism in big cities.Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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The mystery was solved when Concord De La Salle football coach Justin Alumbaugh reached me and apologized that his 2-year-old daughter, Isabel, had gotten ahold of his phone.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Harnessing the power of particle physics, Willow solved a problem in under five minutes that would take the world's fastest classical supercomputer an unimaginable 10 septillion years—that's a 1 followed by 25 zeros.Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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While many said they were disturbed by the brutal shooting, others reacted with indifference, or in some cases schadenfreude.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The publication disturbed some Jewish students, according to the Post.Pilar Arias, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
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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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His wish came true before his performance; Jackson State University’s Sonic Boom of the South broke it out earlier in the day in its matchup against Alabama State.Rembert Browne, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024
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The huge event set attendance records for a boxing event in Texas and broke viewership records with its stream on Netflix.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Then smacked her in the back of the head for even suggesting it.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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The bat smacked his shoulders and back over and over until the pain overtook his body and sent him into shock.Lizz Schumer, People.com, 24 Nov. 2024
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