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Henry Johnson The Bottom Line Mamet’s writing can still crackle like wildfire.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
And the first scene with a huge audience that’s crackling with electricity.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 1 June 2025
The smile crackles through Junior Adams’ retellings of the glory days in Eugene, Ore., of the quarterback who saw the game a move ahead of the headsets on his own Duck sideline.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
Two years ago, at this hour, Herrera's radio would have crackled with intel as agents tracked migrants through the desert around Sunland Park, New Mexico, just outside El Paso, Texas.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 26 May 2025
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
And the first scene with a huge audience that’s crackling with electricity.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 1 June 2025
The smile crackles through Junior Adams’ retellings of the glory days in Eugene, Ore., of the quarterback who saw the game a move ahead of the headsets on his own Duck sideline.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
Two years ago, at this hour, Herrera's radio would have crackled with intel as agents tracked migrants through the desert around Sunland Park, New Mexico, just outside El Paso, Texas.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crackle
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Despite the protective parents hissing, Henry persisted and was ultimately able to guide the goslings toward a safer way out.—
Seth Carnell,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Those answers hissed out of glass flasks like I-457, gathered at stations from near the North Pole to Mauna Loa, and from the tiny Christmas Island to the South Pole.—
Ashley Braun,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 May 2025
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Create a Peaceful Atmosphere Environmental stimuli—from summer’s lingering sunsets to fellow campers rustling to twigs snapping in the woods—can disturb your precious sleep.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
11 Mar. 2025
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In summer, listen for the sound of cicadas or wind rustling through the leaves.—
West Virginia Tourism,
AFAR Media,
9 May 2025
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“Crackle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crackle. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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