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
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At age 25, Bobby Dalbec exploded into the consciousness of Boston Red Sox fans in the second half of 2021.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Peters scribbled his scoop on X and the update exploded, generating more than 3M views.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
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Bond squad technicians removed the devices from the vehicle and detonated them in a nearby park, the sheriff's office reported.Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2025
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President Biden revealed in remarks on Thursday that there was found to be a remote detonator in the truck of the deceased suspect, Jabbar, that seemingly was meant to set off those explosives, but again, they were not detonated.Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
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As the fires continue to devastate Los Angeles, new fundraisers continue to pop up on GoFundMe: one for a 15-year-old soliciting help for his mother, another for a 94-year-old artist who lost a lifetime’s worth of paintings and writing.Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Posting the ground on Rightmove has helped spark plenty of interest among those not used to seeing a sports ground pop up on a website mostly used to buy and sell houses in the United Kingdom.Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Credit them with winning 10 games although losing three of their last four and blowing a chance to win the ACC championship and get into the playoff put a huge damper on the season.Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
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Chalamet stars in the Bob Dylan biopic and does his own singing, guitar playing, and harmonica blowing and sucking.Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 10 Jan. 2025
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Last April, 174 people were stranded for up to 23 hours when a pod on a cable car line in southern Turkey hit a pole and burst open for unknown reasons, killing one and injuring seven.Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
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Editor’s picks The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time Though he’s known for being slightly reticent in interviews, today, Bad Bunny is fully charged and bursting with stories.Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Crump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crump. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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