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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Recent Examples of crump
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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The virus is not known to spread between humans, which has prevented the outbreak from exploding into the next pandemic.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
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When SpaceX’s Starship exploded in January, raining debris over the Caribbean, the Federal Aviation Administration temporarily grounded the rocket program and ordered an investigation.—
Heather Vogell,
ProPublica,
11 Feb. 2025
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Egypt is a regional lynchpin containing a potential powder keg of radical sentiment that if detonated would ricochet around the region, puncturing European and US interests.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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Just a few days before a career Special Forces soldier detonated a rental truck outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas, the U.S. Department of Defense released a report on the mental health of its troops.—
Anna Mulrine Grobe,
The Christian Science Monitor,
28 Jan. 2025
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You might be surprised at the amount of information that pops up.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
8 Feb. 2025
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Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Affirm Holdings — Shares of the payment company popped 14% after Affirm exceeded earnings and revenue expectations for the fiscal second quarter .—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Spartans jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter, but blew the game open in the second behind Blair’s playmaking.—
Nathan Canilao,
The Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2025
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The firm expanded rapidly, blowing through funds at an equal breakneck pace.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Feb. 2025
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VanZant burst onto the scene in the UFC and won her first three fights in the Octagon before losing out to Rose Namajunas via fifth-round submission in a gutsy, but one-sided, defeat in December 2015.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Over time, the blisters burst, ooze, and scab over.—
Brittany Risher,
SELF,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Crump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crump. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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