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Recent Examples of crackled
Though many were faded and dusty, the assemblages nevertheless crackled with an almost urgent vibrancy, beckoning the viewer closer.
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News Desk, Artforum, 30 Mar. 2026
That’s what Prager was dreaming of, at least, before the radio crackled below.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
Wind gusts buffeted the mountain and churned the air into a flurry of ice crystals that stung the climbers’ faces and crackled against their helmets.
—Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
Inside, a fire crackled in the woodstove.
—Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
As his arm brushed against the concrete wall, the wool of his suit crackled.
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
The radio crackled as a wall of orange sand filled the view through the windshield.
—Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2025
His fastball touched 104 mph and crackled with electricity as the Cubs notched only one hit against him.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Part of its appeal might be the simplicity of the pie, which is simply a gooey chocolate filling with a crisp, crackled top inside a buttery pastry shell.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
News Desk, Artforum, 30 Mar. 2026
That’s what Prager was dreaming of, at least, before the radio crackled below.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
Wind gusts buffeted the mountain and churned the air into a flurry of ice crystals that stung the climbers’ faces and crackled against their helmets.
—Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
Inside, a fire crackled in the woodstove.
—Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
As his arm brushed against the concrete wall, the wool of his suit crackled.
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
The radio crackled as a wall of orange sand filled the view through the windshield.
—Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2025
His fastball touched 104 mph and crackled with electricity as the Cubs notched only one hit against him.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Part of its appeal might be the simplicity of the pie, which is simply a gooey chocolate filling with a crisp, crackled top inside a buttery pastry shell.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crackled
Verb
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The site, which bubbled and hissed for decades, is still called the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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The heaters hissed and clanked, let off steam, fogged up the windows.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The tremors from Old Trafford also rustled the papers on the desk of Napoli’s sporting director Giovanni Manna.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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The wind rustled gently through the leaves, and the only other sound was the soft buzz of bees moving from flower to flower.—
Menganyi Moroga,
Christian Science Monitor,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Celtics sputtered last weekend in the Marist Invitational, where junior outside hitter Omar Torreblanca suffered an ankle injury.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Storm’s offense sputtered a bit the rest of the half, but the defense did its part, holding Columbus to a pair of field goals.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Chefs are eye-to-eye with customers, who curiously watch fish being sliced and sizzled.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2026
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Las Vegas has similarly sizzled.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Crackled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crackled. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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