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crumbled

  • past participle
    of crumble.
    crumble
    verb (used with object)
    to break into small fragments or crumbs.
  • past tense form
    of crumble.
    crumble
    verb (used with object)
    to break into small fragments or crumbs.

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There were scenes of destruction in several cities, including Manizales, where the tower of a beloved neo-Gothic cathedral crumbled.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

I crumbled some of the cornbread into olive oil and toasted it in a skillet.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

But the cluster of blue-paneled, four-story apartment buildings—constructed by a Turkish contractor—quickly crumbled into piles of twisted metal and plywood when the earthquakes rocked Venezuela’s northern coast.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Daylight images showed a crumbled stretch of road with rubble around the broken bridge.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

His eyes had seen treasures he did not yet possess, and now they crumbled away.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri