CRUNCHES Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of crunch

as in shortages

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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as in crises

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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crunches

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verb

present tense third-person singular of crunch

as in scrapes

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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Noun

Crises averted Americans started to panic over potential shortages.

Laura Curtis and Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Local business owners could bear the brunt of funding shortages.

Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024

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