as in to explode
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure
one aerial bomb failed to crump as it landed
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Photos of the wreck show the PT Cruiser mangled almost beyond recognition, with its front end completely crumped.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2023
Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2023
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But in Guam, with no predators and an abundance of naive prey, its population exploded.Scott Travers, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Nara's TikTok account exploded in popularity during her pregnancy, giving followers a front-row seat to the experience.Kara Nesvig, Parents, 1 Nov. 2024
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The group first drew global headlines in August 2021 when one of its members detonated a bomb outside the Kabul airport, killing 170 Afghans and 13 American service members.Dan De Luce, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2024
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On May 22, 2017, minutes after Grande’s live performance concluded at the UK’s Manchester Arena, a terrorist detonated a suicide bomb in the arena’s foyer.Stephen Daw, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2024
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Shares have been especially volatile around the election, with the stock closing down nearly 23% Thursday before popping back up 18% in Friday afternoon trading.Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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The few longer waits that did pop up were largely within the one hour timeframe officials had predicted.Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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Supersonic gales blow at 1,200 miles per hour, around five times faster than the strongest gusts ever measured on Earth.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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For nonprofits reliant on city funding, the winds of political change can blow your funding off the map.Tylor Taylor, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Ever since Greta Thunberg burst onto the scene in 2018, climate protest has been seen as a primarily youthful pursuit.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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The 6-foot-5, 265-pound rookie from UCLA burst off the line of scrimmage and barreled around Bears tight end Cole Kmet.Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Crump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crump. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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