as in scraping
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 crunching
This makes quantum computing perfect for tackling problems that require crunching high volumes of data and analyzing a large number of variables at once.
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Gary Fowler, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Others have discovered what the offspring of AI and document crunching can yield.
—Steve Andriole, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Below, members of Forbes Technology Council share their expert advice to help businesses balance the data-crunching strengths of AI with the instinct and understanding of humans.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
The stereotype of a chief financial officer is someone who sits in their office all day crunching numbers, doing debits and credits.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
Many Americans may be on the fence about having kids; this is not an easy decision number-crunching solves.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
These ratings come from experts over at Sabato's Crystal Ball, the Cook Political Report and Inside Elections, where analysts spend time interviewing candidates, talking to constituents and crunching their own demographic and electoral data to make predictions about elections.
—G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2024
As the 10th anniversary rolls around, the MIA team have been crunching the numbers.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
The problem-solving leading up to [shooting] was about crunching down, visiting the space, talking together, seeing what was possible, and knowing what to cut back on.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2024
Gary Fowler, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Others have discovered what the offspring of AI and document crunching can yield.
—Steve Andriole, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Below, members of Forbes Technology Council share their expert advice to help businesses balance the data-crunching strengths of AI with the instinct and understanding of humans.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
The stereotype of a chief financial officer is someone who sits in their office all day crunching numbers, doing debits and credits.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
Many Americans may be on the fence about having kids; this is not an easy decision number-crunching solves.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
These ratings come from experts over at Sabato's Crystal Ball, the Cook Political Report and Inside Elections, where analysts spend time interviewing candidates, talking to constituents and crunching their own demographic and electoral data to make predictions about elections.
—G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2024
As the 10th anniversary rolls around, the MIA team have been crunching the numbers.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
The problem-solving leading up to [shooting] was about crunching down, visiting the space, talking together, seeing what was possible, and knowing what to cut back on.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Crunching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crunching. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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