as in to explode
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure
one aerial bomb failed to crump as it landed
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Recent Examples of crump
Photos of the wreck show the PT Cruiser mangled almost beyond recognition, with its front end completely crumped.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2023
Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crump
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When SpaceX’s Starship exploded in January, raining debris over the Caribbean, the Federal Aviation Administration temporarily grounded the rocket program and ordered an investigation.—
Heather Vogell,
ProPublica,
11 Feb. 2025
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The virus is not known to spread between humans, which has prevented the outbreak from exploding into the next pandemic.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
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The North Korean soldier seen detonating the grenade in the video carried a fake Russian military ID which identified him as 29-year-old Ment Chat.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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During separate trials for Young and Phillips in 2010 and 2014, respectively, prosecutors laid out their theory of the murder plot: Young constructed and detonated a pipe bomb in exchange for money that Phillips received from Triano’s life insurance policy.—
Matt Allen,
ABC News,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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You might be surprised at the amount of information that pops up.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
8 Feb. 2025
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Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Affirm Holdings — Shares of the payment company popped 14% after Affirm exceeded earnings and revenue expectations for the fiscal second quarter .—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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But the wind is blowing strangely now that Donald Trump is back in the White House as President and officially fighting against diversity, equity and inclusion.—
Evan Clark,
WWD,
3 Feb. 2025
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Place them at the center of the dining table or display them on a windowsill — without worrying about blowing them out at the end of the night.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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Over time, the blisters burst, ooze, and scab over.—
Brittany Risher,
SELF,
7 Feb. 2025
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VanZant burst onto the scene in the UFC and won her first three fights in the Octagon before losing out to Rose Namajunas via fifth-round submission in a gutsy, but one-sided, defeat in December 2015.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Crump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crump. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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