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crunchy

[kruhn-chee] / ˈkrʌn tʃi /


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“I used to be pure,” he sings over the crunchy riff, continuing, “I just try to be good now.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Taylor Farms also expanded its produce offerings this year, launching a protein-forward line with whey protein in its dressings and dips, along with more cheese and crunchy toppings.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Crisp bacon, juicy diced tomatoes and ribbons of shaved green cabbage get folded in at the end, where they stay cool, crunchy and unmistakably BLT-adjacent.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

Hilton gleefully wielded the crunchy mass with one hand as he pointed to the Original Del Taco sign with the other.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2026

The ice cream was crunchy, as if it had bits of candy inside.

From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene

If you want your granola crunchier, bake the oat part a bit longer before stirring in the fruit.

From Washington Times Dec. 20, 2023

“It’s certainly not Mozart. It’s more contemporary and plays with crunchier chords. We’re playing with a bit more chromaticism and distorting the rhythm.”

From Seattle Times May 23, 2023

The mustard coating also means you could dip the meat or mushrooms in breadcrumbs instead of flour, for a crunchier exterior.

From Washington Post May 12, 2022

Extra-firm gets crunchier on the outside, but stays more rigid inside.

From New York Times Dec. 30, 2021

And because it had gotten warmer outside, the snow had become crunchier and wetter: good packing snow.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio

The crunchiest — while remaining easy to bite — was the chocolate swirled into fairly complicated spirals.

From Washington Post Oct. 5, 2022

Its inclusion turns the salad into the crunchiest in memory.

From Washington Post May 29, 2022

If you are looking for the best French fries in Los Angeles, the ones here are pretty close, cooked in a complex multi-step process that makes them all the crunchiest ones on the plate.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 31, 2017

True to the restaurant’s name, it was one of the crunchiest we sampled.

From Washington Post Mar. 29, 2016

Back then, the crunchiest health food store in my hometown was the only place where you could find wheat-free products.

From Slate Aug. 17, 2015




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