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Recent Examples of crackled
At night, the fire crackled while insects filled the air and a distant lion let out a low, steady rumble.
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Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Thunder crackled and skies darkened in Mooresville.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025
At this moment, though, the Taco Bell kiosk crackled to life.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
The courtroom often crackled with tension during the trial, as distraught family members listened as witnesses gave harrowing accounts and Brand at times heatedly argued with the judge and prosecutors.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Thunder crackled and skies darkened in Mooresville.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025
At this moment, though, the Taco Bell kiosk crackled to life.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
The courtroom often crackled with tension during the trial, as distraught family members listened as witnesses gave harrowing accounts and Brand at times heatedly argued with the judge and prosecutors.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crackled
Verb
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Nineteen hours after departure the train took its final breath, hissed and braked into the historic port of Narvik.—
The Editors,
Outside,
31 Aug. 2025
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The previous week, Nini had boldly hissed at her from five feet away.—
Tao Lin,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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While Tesla has thousands of employees in California and Texas, some new electric vehicle plants have sputtered.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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As subduction zones burned through the carbon-rich crust at the edges of the Pangaea supercontinent, any rock weathering that might have buried carbon dioxide now sputtered in the vast interior.—
Peter Brannen,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Get the recipe > Sweet corn is lightly sizzled in ghee and tossed with juicy tomatoes, peppery dandelion greens, and smoky blue cheese for a salad that’s equal parts sweet, bitter, and tangy.—
SAVEUR Editors,
Saveur,
4 Sep. 2025
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After the French Open classic, Wimbledon sizzled but didn’t quite hit Parisian heights.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Crackled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crackled. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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