1
as in shortage
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
a severe energy crunch that resulted in long lines at the gas pumps
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2
as in crisis
a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
a player who's always good in a crunch, like when we need a goal to win the soccer match
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Recent Examples of crunch
Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Some residents champion denser development—particularly multifamily or townhome structures—to relieve Austin’s ongoing housing crunch.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Brian Mazique, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Clearly the platform has crunched the numbers and determined that its 300 million subscribers just aren’t interested in movies made before The Sting.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The tiramisu comes in a collectible Yankees helmet, like the Petroni sundae, another new dessert item featuring vanilla ice cream, hazelnut hot fudge, cannoli praline crunch and vanilla panna.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Some residents champion denser development—particularly multifamily or townhome structures—to relieve Austin’s ongoing housing crunch.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
For example, summer offers bushes for hiding, while winter’s snow will crunch under your feet, potentially alerting enemies.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Clearly the platform has crunched the numbers and determined that its 300 million subscribers just aren’t interested in movies made before The Sting.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crunch
Noun
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In 2021, as automakers tried to ramp up production that had been curtailed in the first year of the pandemic, a shortage of parts, most notably computer chips, cut into car production.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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Aviation safety news: FAA to hire 2,000 air traffic controllers amid shortages, tightens Boeing oversightNeed a break?—
David Shepardson,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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These root causes include habitat destruction, hunting and other forms of persecution, and the growing effects of the climate crisis.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Throughout the crisis, the situation is continuously monitored and decisions are focused on minimizing both operational and financial impact.—
Guglielmo Lulli,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Then there’s Little Simz, who’s turning growth and grit into poetry on Lotus.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
29 Mar. 2025
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To become winners, Newcastle have had lose, both historically and this season, and Guimaraes has been required to grit his teeth and battle through.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Many opponents to the legislation have submitted testimony about a lack of public hearings and participation prior to the bills being introduced in the General Assembly.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Even when the claims are ridiculous, or Rahma vehemently disagrees, the lack of time to dwell gives the videos a sense of both urgency and fun.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation.—
John Roach,
NOLA.com,
19 July 2017
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Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.—
J. Harry Jones,
Ramona Sentinel,
19 July 2017
Verb
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However, a report in 404 Media seemed to reveal that at least some of the training data included video scraped from the YouTube channels of popular influencers, film studios, and more.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
31 Mar. 2025
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Everytown hopes to make the database as comprehensive as possible by using more sources, including potentially scraping information from law enforcement posts on social media sites like X, formerly Twitter, Suplina said.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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By March 4, some 153 of the facilities managed to reopen as charities scratched together money, according to Ajyal Sultany, head of communications for WHO in Kabul.—
Khwaga Ghani,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2025
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While anyone can enjoy listening to albums or 45s on the go, KORG also includes a wide range of features aimed at DJs, including playback speed adjustment, a beat looper (which gives the ability to layer scratches over a beat loop), filters, a fader and delay effects.—
Brad Moon,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Crunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crunch. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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