crack
verb (used without object)
to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured.
has cracked
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present perfectof crack (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Whatnot has cracked down on fake goods and shill bidding—in which the seller’s associates bid up auctions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
And there’s one genius recipe that has cracked the code.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
But this is something Henkel, with both a consumer brand division, and adhesive technologies division, has cracked.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
In the Los Angeles area and a few places around the San Francisco Bay, the cost of gas has cracked the $5-per-gallon level and is even tipping towards $6 in a few places.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
I’ve broken, something has cracked, that must be it.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
