as in scraped
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 crunched
But Ohsung Kwon and his team at Wells Fargo crunched the numbers to see whether job losses were occurring in industries that have heavily adopted AI.
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Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 May 2026
The puck had just slipped through Poehling’s skates when McNabb crunched Poehling into the boards, knocking him out for the rest of the game and prompting an official review.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 13 May 2026
The agency did that, then crunched the numbers.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 13 May 2026
De Haan said he's crunched the numbers and found gasoline has cost American consumers $28 billion more since March 1.
—Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 12 May 2026
Opt for multi-use products Products that work for multiple purposes or on multiple areas of the face, like blush-bronzer combos, are worth their weight in gold when you're crunched for time.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 7 May 2026
FanGraphs crunched the numbers to see how often in-season managerial moves lead to success.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
So, Gamow crunched the numbers.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Instead, Horcoff stepped up to avoid Buckberger’s stick and, with all his weight, crunched down with his right foot.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 May 2026
The puck had just slipped through Poehling’s skates when McNabb crunched Poehling into the boards, knocking him out for the rest of the game and prompting an official review.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 13 May 2026
The agency did that, then crunched the numbers.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 13 May 2026
De Haan said he's crunched the numbers and found gasoline has cost American consumers $28 billion more since March 1.
—Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 12 May 2026
Opt for multi-use products Products that work for multiple purposes or on multiple areas of the face, like blush-bronzer combos, are worth their weight in gold when you're crunched for time.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 7 May 2026
FanGraphs crunched the numbers to see how often in-season managerial moves lead to success.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
So, Gamow crunched the numbers.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Instead, Horcoff stepped up to avoid Buckberger’s stick and, with all his weight, crunched down with his right foot.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crunched
Verb
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At four thirty, pink streaks the sky, like the time mama stepped on the brakes too fast at an intersection and the tires scraped the road black.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Brazil beat the Netherlands 3–2 in the quarterfinals and scraped past Sweden 1–0 in the semifinals thanks to a goal from forward Romário.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 May 2026
Verb
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But the Olympic debutant gritted her teeth and tried to forget about her throbbing, bruised knee.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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The 6-foot-6, 260-pound Westlake graduate missed just one game earlier this season but gritted his way through an undisclosed injury.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
12 Nov. 2025
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“Crunched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crunched. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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