crepitate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crepitate
Verb
  • And the first scene with a huge audience that’s crackling with electricity.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 1 June 2025
  • The smile crackles through Junior Adams’ retellings of the glory days in Eugene, Ore., of the quarterback who saw the game a move ahead of the headsets on his own Duck sideline.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
Verb
  • Indiana let their foot off the gas down the stretch, and New York was able to do just enough to squeak out the victory.
    Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
  • On Capitol Hill, the president's big, beautiful bill squeaks through the House.
    / CBS News, CBS News, 25 May 2025
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“Crepitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crepitate. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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