as in exploded
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure
one aerial bomb failed to crump as it landed
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First, the report represents billions of dollars in AI funding in dots, and shows visually how the field exploded in the last 10 years.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025 -
The two-story home in Austin’s far north side exploded and collapsed before noon on Sunday, April 13, the fire department told KTBC.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Apr. 2025
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Stash houses were detonated; suspects detained.—
Abel Alvarado,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2025
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His wife, Shannon, a Navy cryptologist, was killed in 2019 along with three other Americans when a suicide bomber detonated his vest outside a restaurant in Manbij, in northern Syria.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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The signature purple glow has popped up, then disappeared, across the country as the lamps slowly fail and are replaced.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
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A week later, his name popped up on a list of Venezuelans who were being held at the Central American mega prison.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Crumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crumped. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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