as in garbage
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
that whole thing about how surprised she was to win the award was a crock
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Recent Examples of crock
Beren Cross, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Store indigo garments together or wrap them in tissue to avoid crocking.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2024
Lauren Manaker Ms, Health, 11 June 2025
Wilson mainly sold jugs, churns, crocks and cemetery flower jars.
—Jacoba Urist, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2025
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Noun
But which No 9 good enough to lead a Premier League promotion chase is going to come to Leeds this month and sit on the bench waiting for the Dutchman to get crocked?
Farke has mentioned Gnonto as an emergency striker option, if needed.
—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Store indigo garments together or wrap them in tissue to avoid crocking.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2024
Verb
The cabbage is then packed tightly into jars or crocks, ensuring the brine covers it completely.
—Lauren Manaker Ms, Health, 11 June 2025
Wilson mainly sold jugs, churns, crocks and cemetery flower jars.
—Jacoba Urist, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crock
Noun
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Jorge was seen dropping off a black garbage bag near the building’s boiler room after the victim was discovered, neighbors said.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
27 July 2025
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In cities, they are often seen soaring above garbage dumps, marketplaces and riverbanks, scavenging for scraps and small prey.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
Verb
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But this one was so good, so short, even Lisa couldn’t mess it up.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
24 July 2025
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But the bone-dry cabin air and the altitude can really mess things up.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Sarah mumbles some nonsense and changes the subject.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
28 July 2025
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That’s the kind of unsupported nonsense Floridians should reject, without solid evidence to back it up.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 July 2025
Verb
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The film’s most trenchant scenes involve Gere in states of repose or regret or nostalgia, especially when psychically disarrayed in a chair with a camera facing toward him, wondering what, for example, desire smells like.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 Dec. 2024
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The film’s most trenchant scenes involve Gere in states of repose or regret or nostalgia, especially when psychically disarrayed in a chair with a camera facing toward him, wondering what, for example, desire smells like.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Use it to find and retrieve stray nuts or bolts in any crevice.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Vegetables like broccoli, tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, kale and asparagus are also included in most low-carb diets—as are eggs, cheese, Greek yogurt and nuts like walnuts, peanuts, macadamia nuts and pistachios.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Oilers jumbled their forward lines as a result of the Arvidsson-for-Kapanen swap.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2025
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Multiple episodes are bloated and jumbled at over an hour.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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North Korea has responded to previous balloon campaigns with fiery rhetoric and other shows of anger, and last year the country launched its own balloons across the border, dumping rubbish on various South Korean sites, including the presidential compound.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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They were were found beneath a pile of rubbish heaped just inside her front door, according to a police report released Wednesday.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
Verb
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The Martin, more often utilized for unamplified concerts, was at times overpoweringly loud, with an acoustic that tended to muddle speech and singing in particular.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
10 July 2025
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Alpine's current driver situation alongside Pierre Gasly remains muddled, leaving the door open for Bottas.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
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“Crock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crock. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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