as in scraped
to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound
I could hear the bicycle gears crunch as I shifted the derailleur
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Recent Examples of crunched
The crisp dry snow crunched underfoot.
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Wilson H. Stover, Outdoor Life, 5 Dec. 2024
Both Dylan and Georgie struggle with theirs, having to remake at least one batch and then being crunched for time.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024
In late 2023, the Estonian defense ministry crunched the numbers and concluded that Ukraine would ensure Russia’s defeat in 2025 by killing or maiming 100,000 Russian troops in 2024.
—David Axe, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
There’s been a lot of talk lately, but Deena Zaidi crunched the numbers and stacks the two up in three charts.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 20 Oct. 2024
There are so many more pieces than there used to be, but everyone in the business is recognizing these timelines have got to be crunched.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
Although final numbers are still being crunched, experts estimate a median increase of 7% for premiums, according to an analysis by KFF, a health information nonprofit that includes KFF Health News.
—Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
Red roof tiles, broken into shards, crunched underfoot.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024
Another tree crunched a neighbor’s car.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Wilson H. Stover, Outdoor Life, 5 Dec. 2024
Both Dylan and Georgie struggle with theirs, having to remake at least one batch and then being crunched for time.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024
In late 2023, the Estonian defense ministry crunched the numbers and concluded that Ukraine would ensure Russia’s defeat in 2025 by killing or maiming 100,000 Russian troops in 2024.
—David Axe, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
There’s been a lot of talk lately, but Deena Zaidi crunched the numbers and stacks the two up in three charts.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 20 Oct. 2024
There are so many more pieces than there used to be, but everyone in the business is recognizing these timelines have got to be crunched.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
Although final numbers are still being crunched, experts estimate a median increase of 7% for premiums, according to an analysis by KFF, a health information nonprofit that includes KFF Health News.
—Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
Red roof tiles, broken into shards, crunched underfoot.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024
Another tree crunched a neighbor’s car.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Crunched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crunched. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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